affluent

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What’s Next: The retailer is thriving while the broader jewelry industry faces future obstacles, including waning demand for diamond jewelry, increased interest in cheaper lab-grown diamonds, and reduced consumption by affluent Chinese consumers.

From Barron's

Eastern Altadena remains much whiter and more affluent than those neighborhoods to the west, according to U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

"There is peer pressure, because they've seen what their friends did. There is the expectation that has been planted with an affluent lifestyle. And there is the idea of showing effort," he said.

From Barron's

“While some affluent households continued to spend freely through the holidays, most consumers were far more judicious and relied increasingly on credit and savings drawdowns to sustain outlays.”

From MarketWatch

At such levels, wealth starts to rival wages as the driver of consumption, at least for the affluent households who own most stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal