Your Wealthiest Friend Has a Private Concierge

The services, which can cost more than $50,000 a year, make impossible dinner reservations and finagle special treatment. In certain circles, they’ve become a common luxury.

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Mexico’s Party of the Poor Faces Image Problems as Some Members Spend Big

Mexico’s dominant party, Morena, rose to power by championing the poor. Now it is having to explain the luxurious lifestyles of some of its most prominent members.

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Tiffany Trump’s Family Cruised the Mediterranean on an Oil Mogul's Yacht

The vacation, amid diplomatic talks on oil industry expansion, is a measure of how hard it is to tell where the interests of government end and those of the Trump family begin.

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As Marathons Become More Popular, Tour Companies Seize the Opportunity

As traveling to marathons becomes more popular, getting into races can be difficult. Tour companies offer runners an easier way — if they can afford it.

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Vetements Takes Its Trademark Fight to U.S. Supreme Court

Why does Veuve Clicquot get a U.S. trademark while Vetements — home of the packing-tape minidress, no less! — does not? Its lawyers want to know.

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Ssense Seeks Bankruptcy Protection as Luxury E-Commerce Falters

The retailer based in Montreal cited a lender-driven sale process and the end of the de minimis loophole as final blows.

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Can Cadillac Keep Selling E.V.s as Trump Repeals Climate Policies?

Electric models from the luxury car brand have been very successful, but they may struggle once a $7,500 federal tax credit ends next month.

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$800 for a Credit Card? Why Your Premium Cards Will Cost More.

Credit card companies and airlines are in a race for customers who spend the most money — and that is making it harder for many other customers to score deals and perks.

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Sean Kingston Is Sentenced to 3½ Years in $1 Million Fraud Scheme

A Florida jury convicted the hip-hop artist and his mother in a federal fraud case that centered on luxury goods, which prosecutors said that Mr. Kingston did not pay for.

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The U.S. Is Auctioning a Seized Russian Yacht. Will Anyone Buy It?

The Justice Department said the yacht, Amadea, was worth at least $300 million when it was seized in 2022 from a Russian oligarch. It’s unlikely to sell for that price.

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