To celebrate his commission, Irvin and Connie Bell Cox presented their middle son with a gold signet ring, the oval emblazoned with a raised propeller and wings. Engraved inside were the words, "Mother & Father to David C. Cox Greensboro, NC," and the …

However, some years earlier, Nixon had taken an even more contentious route and abandoned any lasting pretense that money was related to and underpinned by gold. This Bretton Woods system had backed the dollar and hence the global money system …

by calling a telephone answering service he had set up. By 1995, when he died in an accident, he had received half a million calls, the Times reports: "apologies, confessions, delusions, truths, half-truths and everything in between." He shared the …

“If stated commitments to solidarity and shared responsibility are to amount to more than lip service, future work on hammering out new development goals should specify plausible institutional reforms that could be implemented by the more affluent …

Most important, however, is that the average affluent Indian's largesse doesn't include venturing outside of their comfort zone. They are in many ways an immovable object. Jain said the taxi service is closing the loop between seller and buyer. “There …

Under Ullman, J.C. Penney has ramped up discounts, run ads apologizing to the chain's shoppers and tried to improve customer service by adding cash registers. Johnson worked to attract younger and more affluent consumers with higher priced goods while …

Denver Business Journal reports that the meeting also involves a gathering with analysts who cover the company and will meet with Harley management to discuss not only new products but changes in the company's manufacturing and product development …

Yes it will be higher than the Duster because it is positioned as a premium product. We need to work hard on the numbers. The SUV is an aspirational product for the younger and affluent customer. Terrano has a good chance in the segment as there are …

CEO Mike Ullman was rehired in April to bring back frequent sales and basic merchandise that were eliminated by Johnson in a failed attempt to attract hipper, more affluent customers. Johnson … Analysts worry that a turnaround at the Plano, Texas …