In reality, Beale was hanging out at his vacation home in Massachusetts, taking trips to California and London, or staying home reading books and doing housework. He admitted to spending at least two and a half years not working but still collecting a …

Fraser emphasized that the program is meant to replace very basic needs, not luxury items. “The Disaster Recovery Program is not an insurance policy,” he said. “I think that's where people probably have higher expectations than they should. We've …

A recent UCLA study found, among other things, that “cars have been moved out of 75% of garages to make way for furniture or boxes of household goods.” Is being able to give away 365 mostly perfectly usable items a new form of luxury? Is there such a …

They want to shop, chiefly for branded luxury items which are taxed heavily at home, and they want to experience environments perceived as exotic, especially with tropical climates. But it takes work to seize such opportunities. And it takes empathy …

MUMBAI: Gold prices fell to trade near two- month low at the domestic bullion market today on heavy selling by stockists and investors amid mute local demand mainly driven by a uncertain global cues. Silver also continued its speculative sell-off in …

Attention, Xbox 360 players: Microsoft is offering one weekend of free Xbox Live Gold, in an effort to entice more gamers to subscribe to the top-tier experience. Mark your calendars for Oct. 4 through 6, when the entire Gold catalog of entertainment …

Still, its focus on affluent customers should help limit the impact of slowing economic growth. For more detail on these and other trends affecting the European food retail sector, see "Food Retail … ANOTHER PERMISSIBLE SERVICE TO THE RATED ENTITY OR …

However, while it is still unable to compete in terms of choice or service with its larger rivals – points of difference leaders such as Tesco and Asda will surely attempt to leverage further – Aldi's performance as the economy has stabilised tells …

Growing up as a refugee in an affluent, mostly white area was difficult. Ly said that he and his family … "I knew the moment I stepped onto campus that I was going to end up pursuing a life of public service fighting for social justice." Ly continued …