Sometimes a little lipstick goes a long way

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• Why some consumers lean on smaller luxuries during hard times

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  Economic stress can have an unexpected effect on consumer behavior, causing an increase in smaller, indulgent purchases that analysts call the “lipstick effect.”

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• Millionaires change the landscape in Dubai

  by Sameer Hashmi

  In recent years, the United Arab Emirates has reportedly emerged as the top destination for the world's wealthiest. What’s driving the rich to the Gulf? And how is their arrival fueling a boom in luxury real estate?

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