The chancellor will claim he's pulling off the well-known royal baby effect if, as expected, growth figures improve on Thursday. Prince Charles's birth in 1948 came as Britain entered a quarter-century of recovery, Prince William's heralded green …

By Debarati Roy – 2013-07-24T15:10:59Z. Gold fell for a second straight day as sales of new U.S. homes in June rose to a five-year high, adding to signs of improved economic growth that may prompt the Federal Reserve to slow financial stimulus measures.

ARLINGTON, Texas — The first hint that something might be amiss with the temporary grass field for Wednesday's Gold Cup semifinals came when I saw the pile of green sand at Cowboys Stadium. It's for filling the gaps in the seams of the field, which …

While the perception might be that only the affluent use this service, Beemer says people who use personal shoppers are “mostly a time-stressed consumer.” His group's latest study shows that nearly all of these shoppers “did not want to make a buying …

But capital continually seeks to avoid paying for these services. The suburbanization of industry and the flight of the affluent workforce from Detroit into surrounding exurbs that the central city was unable to annex was itself a geographic ploy by …

Visa is boosting its electronic payment operations and rolling out a digital wallet service, V.me. The company has signed up about 90 financial institutions including Bank of America Corp and PNC Financial Services Group for its V.me service, Scharf said.

San Francisco officials say public Internet service is long overdue for a city that has eclipsed Silicon Valley as the epicentre of the start-up ecosystem in recent years, attracting a dramatic influx of venture capital investment and young tech …

Visa is boosting its electronic payment operations and rolling out a digital wallet service, V.me. The company has … Revenue in the United States has been boosted in the past few quarters as more affluent customers use credit cards on the Visa network.

… affluent consumer—travel and dining and their purchases are rewarded with two-times the points." The card, which isn't meant for everyday purchases like gas and groceries, caters to a higher-end clientele looking for exceptional service and …