Beverly Hills Center Pampers Poshest of Pooches
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. January 15, 2014 (AP) By SUE MANNING Associated Press It's just another spa day in the 90210. A valet parks the car, then it's off for a facial, manicure and shopping for couture...
View ArticleWealthy Women Can Afford to Reject Marriage, but Poor Women Can't
Higher-income "single ladies" often push back against "patriarchy." But the statistics don't lie: Low-income, unmarried women face significant economic challenges when they stay single. Emma Green Jan...
View ArticleWorld's ultra wealthy hold a fifth of their wealth (US$5.3 trillion) in real...
PR NewswireLONDON and SINGAPORE, Jan. 15, 2014LONDON and SINGAPORE, Jan. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Private wealth is increasingly shaping the world's real estate markets and the use of private equity in...
View ArticleWoman launches bid to harvest wealthy banker boyfriend's sperm after he...
A woman of ‘very limited means’ has launched a legal battle for the right to ‘harvest’ her seriously-ill partner’s sperm so that she can have his children, it was revealed today.The action at London’s...
View ArticleIncome Status May Affect Blood Pressure Treatment
Those in higher socio-economic brackets may respond better to blood pressure treatments than those in poorer levels, according to a new study from researchers at the School of Public Health at Imperial...
View ArticleNo Fines for Stores Displaying a Dress Code
By JOSEPH BERGERAs a result of a settlement reached Tuesday with New York City, seven small stores owned by Hasidic merchants in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, will not have to pay any fines for posting signs...
View Articlejaunty
"jaunty" and "genteel" are related. Both words evolved from the French word "gentil," which carried the sense of "noble." At first "jaunty" was used, like "genteel," for things aristocratic, but as...
View ArticleWhere the super wealthy choose to live
Johannesburg - EVER wondered where you would live if you became a millionaire? Well, wonder no more, as global wealth consultancy New World Wealth has narrowed down the top 30 cities you can choose...
View ArticleWealthy Investors Exercise More, Study Says
JANUARY 31, 2014 •Workouts and wealth seem to go together, according to a study by Spectrem Group.The majority of investors with $5 million or more, not including their primary residence, say they...
View ArticleIs the 1% greedy? Study says yes
By Lane Anderson, Deseret NewsA study shows that the 1 percent of wealthiest Americans don't support programs for low-income Americans.The clueless multimillionaire that is out of touch with middle...
View ArticleWhy the Rich Aren’t Good at Giving
Three quarters of mega gifts go to charities that do comparatively little good and are laced with personal benefits, one expert finds. By Dan Kadlec Philanthropy can be a difficult subject. The simple...
View Article85 richest people as wealthy as poorest half of the world
Compiled by Lane Anderson British Prime Minister David Cameron listens to a question of a participant during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. Leaders...
View ArticleSix ways Des Moines lives up to 'wealthiest' tag
'Today' show rates us richer than our competition from big citiesDes Moines, a city where the Iowa Capitol is gilded and the beer is cheap.The “Today” show named Des Moines as America’s “wealthiest”...
View ArticleIn wealthy Los Angeles suburb, llama feces causes stink, leads couple to...
LA HABRA HEIGHTS, California — What began as a stink over llama feces has escalated into a running battle that has brought turmoil to a to a Los Angeles suburb known for its quiet locale and sprawling...
View ArticleWoman Describes Fight With Father, Who's Offering Men Millions to Turn Her...
By Lara Pham How much money would it take for you to change your sexual orientation?For Hong Kong property development executive and philanthropist Gigi Chao, no amount of money would suffice. She is...
View ArticleIt is sheer madness
It is sheer madness to live in want in order to be wealthy when you die. Juvenalis
View ArticleThe rich are different than you and me
Aimee PicchiyThe rich are different than you and me, as F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote, and that includes how they celebrate Valentine’s Day. Pitched at the world’s growing class of ultra-rich 1...
View ArticleBillionaire says critics of wealthy are simply jealous
Another billionaire defends Tom Perkins, who came under attack for comparing attacks on the wealthiest one per cent in America to anti-Semitism David Millward, In a display of plutocratic solidarity,...
View ArticleBusinesswoman kicked out of flat after telling neighbour to hang herself
Former air hostess evicted from £1.25m luxury apartment same day she pleaded guilty to sending "distressing and disgusting" email to neighbour telling her to hang herself Sabina Carter has been kicked...
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