High School. Students during a meeting at the guidance office at Akins High School in Austin, Texas, April 4, 2013. (Photo: Ben Sklar / The New York Times)Ever since the emergence of talking pictures, schools have been a major subject of both Hollywood …

Still, in pursuit of some LOLs, Bloomberg Businessweek (a publication that's owned, coincidentally, by billionaire and politician Michael Bloomberg) has assembled a snazzy infographic, comparing hip-hoppers' inflated lyrical boasts of wealth with …

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto met Thursday with the world's richest man, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) cofounder Bill Gates, and fellow billionaire Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.) CEO Warren Buffett, to discuss opportunities for investing in Mexico.

… for younger and mass-affluent investors," Mr. Reiner says. Big brokerages such as Bank of America's (BAC) Merrill Lynch are also trying to make inroads with mass-affluent investors, largely through online and phone-based services to manage portfolios.

After all, the largest portion of the nation's aging population still heavily relies on government subsidies such as Social Security and Medicare to help pay for senior lifestyle and care facilities. In this sense, a … Risks to Consider: Although the …

On the eighth floor of a shopping mall in the affluent north of the capital, diners at Divan enjoy a view of the mountains that surround the Iranian capital. On their way to dinner, they can stop off at the floors below where shops sell expensive …

The 'price hike per minute' figures show people that you can buy comparative value in the cheaper priced areas but still enjoy the urban lifestyle and look forward to price growth and gentrification of their neighbouring area.” Even for those with a …

I can tell you one thing: As with coal-fired power plants, there would be a collective uproar if AT&T wanted to construct a huge cellphone tower in or even near an upscale Cape Girardeau neighborhood of the affluent. School tax. Regarding the Altenburg …

Fueling the resort activity was the arrival in 1882 of a Bellport station for the Long Island Rail Road, which brought more affluent visitors and allowed less wealthy people to come for a day or longer. A photograph shows … The exhibition, divided …