(Adds trader comment, second byline, dateline, updates market activities) By Frank Tang and Zhe Sun NEW YORK/LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Gold rose 2 percent on Thursday to a near two-month high, as a sell-off in U.S. equities helped lift bullion above a …

Demand from China, which is on course to challenge India's position as the top gold consumer this year, could also soar to a record 1,000 tonnes in 2013, the WGC said. Strong physical buying from the world's biggest consumers, who account for nearly 60 …

The victims included Sky News cameraman Mick Deane and Habiba Ahmed Abd El-Aziz of the United Arab Emirates' Xpress service. The regime also closed down major highways and train lines into Cairo to … Over the two years of mass strikes and protests by …

The trend may be even more notable among affluent boomers. In a study conducted in late 2011 by Ameriprise Financial, 93% of boomers with at least $100,000 in investable assets … "A new generation is graduating college and they're nominally adults …

Nordstrom on Thursday joined the ranks of major retailers cutting their profit outlooks for the year, citing disappointing sales from its more affluent shoppers. The bleaker forecast from the department store operator came despite a higher profit for …

And though Macy's might not necessarily be known as an ultraluxury retailer like those at the rival International Plaza mall nearby, this Macy's is launching a personal shopping service. “We've also made the store fit this local … For professional …

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And when it comes to real estate, jobs equal space needs. "That's why employment metrics are weighted most heavily in this report," Amber Schiada, manager for JLL's Northern California research, told me. "It really, at end of the day, comes down to …