A Nielsen survey has shown just 17 per cent of New Zealanders are willing to pay more for designer goods compared with unbranded products with the same function. This compares with the global average of 44 per cent, while in China, the highest, three …

DUBAI: Dubai accounts for 30% of the Middle East's luxury goods market and is set to gain from increased regional tourism, according to a report from Bain & Company, the consultancy. As the global luxury market prepares for enormous growth, Dubai is …

For example, if a city government decided to purchase the least expensive automobiles for use by city workers, it might be termed a false economy, as cheap automobiles have a record of needing more frequent repairs in the long term and the additional …

The story goes that upon hearing Lennon had passed his driving test, luxury car dealers turned up at his house in a whole range of exotic automobiles, hoping that they could snare a superstar. Lennon chose the £6,500 Ferrari, finished in Azzuro blue …

Cole said he took meticulous care to restore his automobiles as authentically as possible. That wasn't easy, considering the sheer number of high-end luxury items the vehicles employed. A dashboard lamp, a built-in air compressor and tire gauge …

Dr Tessa Boyd-Caine from ACOSS on the high cost of putting a roof over your family's head. HOUSING … While mortgage holders face the very real prospect of losing their house, those in rental stress often end up on the street. "The availability and …

Concentration in the real estate and constructions sector is high at 20 percent of total loans at year-end 2012. In addition, foreign currency lending has recently increased dramatically and accounted for 51 percent of total loans at year-end 2012, it …

The Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) reflecting typical trough-peak combination continued inching its way higher to end yesterday's trading in the green at 7,744.16 points, up 53.78 points or 0.70 percent from the previous level. TASI also logged a …

Carson, 41, ironically, is a former garbage company owner in two affluent Colorado ski resort towns who sold his hauling business to Waste Management. “My first business was dumping waste in the county landfills and now I'm in business … “We've used …