(Kitco News) – Comex gold futures prices rallied sharply in late-morning dealings to end the U.S. day session with solid gains. Both gold and silver saw heavy short-covering following selling pressure seen earlier this week, with some bargain hunting …

The MasterCard director for Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala, Gabriel Pascual, explained at a press conference that Costa Rica was chosen to introduce this product because it has a greater number of affluent customers in the region. “We could not …

The science fiction thriller "Elysium" wants to be many things, among them a thinly disguised endorsement of universal health care (read: Obamacare), a push for amnesty for undocumented aliens, a warning against ruthless totalitarianism and a …

The move toward residential architecture and design might be relatively new for DAS — the firm is also currently finishing up an interior renovation of the classic Art Deco apartment building, The Touraine — but it's a logical step for the full …

For instance, she said, there's the matter of assisting people in poorer communities living on the coast, since they cannot simply pick up and move when the sea rises, as their more affluent counterparts have the option of doing. … The EPA has …

A Millionaire Corner survey of Affluent investors found that 48 percent are willing to buy used school supplies for their children or grandchildren. That numbers rises to 56 percent among male investors (to only 40 percent for women) and 54 percent for …

My prediction for the future of packaging is that people will actually start appreciating the inherent value of packaging and the pivotal role it plays in promoting, protecting and preserving products. …. It's not just for the affluent or the middle …

Forty percent of the Mass Affluent (with net worth between $100,000 and $1 million) said that social responsibility was an important factor in investing, while only 31 percent of Millionaires (with net worth between $1 million and $5 million) said it …

According to Clayton Christensen's theory of “disruptive innovation” an industry becomes ripe for disruption once it begins super-serving its best, most affluent customers and ignoring the rest. Each stage in the maturation of a company or industry …