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Asia-Pacific home to most millionaires: report
Sep 19, 2012 03:32 EDT
Asia-Pacific has overtaken North America as home to the most millionaires for the first time, boosted by a rise in the number of wealthy in China and Japan, a report released on Wednesday showed.
CERN to tap new Europe cloud computing project
Mar 01, 2012 13:33 EST
GENEVA (Reuters) - Three key research centers and a consortium of Internet companies said on Thursday they would work together on a European cloud computing platform to handle the continent's rapidly growing demand for computer capacity.
The battle's on for control of the video dial tone
Feb 29, 2012 15:33 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc's attempt to convince a European court to impose tougher conditions on Microsoft Corp's acquisition of Skype signals that technology companies are gearing up to battle for control of what some say is the next big thing: videoconferencing.
Private jet makers woo Asia's super rich
Feb 19, 2012 02:08 EST
If you have money and want to flaunt it, mansions, limousines and yachts are no longer enough. For the super rich of Asia, owning a private jet has become the ultimate status symbol.
Insight: Africa "black diamond" spenders show their luster
Jan 23, 2012 02:06 EST
JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI (Reuters)- With a taste for Jimmy Choo shoes and Hermes handbags, Choice Okoro's idea of shopping is a world away from her mother's.
As markets plunge, Asia's wealthy flock to art
Dec 19, 2011 13:57 EST
HONG KONG (Reuters) - In a spacious, luxury apartment perched on the leafy hills of Hong Kong, Kai-Yin Lo browses through a trove of Chinese art acquired over several decades, reflecting how her niche, scholarly pursuit has now hit the mainstream.
As markets plunge, Asia's wealthy flock to art
Dec 18, 2011 02:36 EST
HONG KONG (Reuters) - In a spacious, luxury apartment perched on the leafy hills of Hong Kong, Kai-Yin Lo browses through a trove of Chinese art acquired over several decades, reflecting how her niche, scholarly pursuit has now hit the mainstream.
Atos, CapGemini positive on outlook
Nov 17, 2011 13:05 EST
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Top European IT services providers Atos <ATOS.PA> and Capgemini <CAPP.PA> said on Thursday they were optimistic on outlook with customers continuing to invest despite macroeconomic worries in many European markets.
Insight: Reliance chases retail fix as Wal-Mart looms
Oct 21, 2011 04:37 EDT
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Five years after making a grand foray into retail, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries is nowhere close to the scale he had hoped his company, India's largest listed group, would achieve in a fragmented and fast-growing industry.
Insight: Reliance chases retail fix as Wal-Mart looms
Oct 21, 2011 04:37 EDT
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Five years after making a grand foray into retail, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries is nowhere close to the scale he had hoped his company, India's largest listed group, would achieve in a fragmented and fast-growing industry.
U.S. affluent classes dwarf China and India
Oct 07, 2011 07:48 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States has 10 times more affluent households than China or India, research shows, undermining arguments the global economy can be sustained by consumption in emerging markets.
Insight: America's rich losing tussle with taxman
Sep 30, 2011 12:51 EDT
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Irish rockers U2 took to the main stage at this year's Glastonbury music festival, a small but vocal group of activists raised a large balloon emblazoned with the words "U Pay Tax 2?"
Insight: How to borrow $10 million
Sep 28, 2011 09:24 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - At Christie's auction house in London one evening last July, as art investors bid millions for an 18th-century painting of a horse, the sons and daughters of the capital's super-rich were going through their paces in a simulated auction.
Asia's wealthy park cash in cars, homes, art and wine
Aug 17, 2011 10:47 EDT
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Adrian Tan owns two Mercedes sedans and is looking to buy a third car. The 36-year-old financial trader was shopping with his wife on a Singapore street lined with luxury car dealerships and said he may stick with Mercedes or go for an Audi or a BMW.
GDF Suez expected to ink Chinese fund deal
Aug 09, 2011 14:30 EDT
French energy group GDF Suez was on Tuesday set to sign an alliance with Chinese sovereign wealth fund CIC, sources close to the deal said.
Asia has more millionaires than Europe: study
Jun 23, 2011 12:01 EDT
The number of millionaires in Asia-Pacific has jumped sharply to overtake Europe, a study revealed Thursday, driven by the fast-rising super-rich of Hong Kong.
Asia surpasses Europe in millionaires and wealth
Jun 22, 2011 10:40 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The ranks of millionaires in Asia for the first time surpassed Europe and in a few years are expected to overtake the United States, according to the latest annual Merrill Lynch-Capgemini World Wealth Report.
Ferrari launches in India, eyeing growing super-rich
May 26, 2011 06:21 EDT
Ferrari launched its first dealership in India on Thursday, seven years after it entered China but with the same aim of satisfying demand for flashy cars from the growing class of Asia's super-rich.
World stocks hit 30-month high
Feb 17, 2011 04:06 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks hit a 30-month high on Thursday, driven by strong corporate earnings and cautious optimism on the U.S. economic recovery from the Federal Reserve, while oil prices edged higher on growing political tensions.
European online spend to jump 18 percent in 2011: study
Jan 24, 2011 09:16 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - Online retail sales in Europe are set to rise 18 percent to more than 200 billion euros ($271 billion) this year, outpacing growth at traditional shops as well as internet sales in the United States.
