The Huskies zapped the suspense out of the game and the juice out of Louisville's season with a 19-0 run in the first half that gave them the luxury of a double-digit cushion the rest of the night.

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The luxury jeweler reported double-digit sales growth in Asia-Pacific and Japan regions and smaller increases in the Americas and Europe.

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Though global car sales are expected to fall eight percent this year, sales in China are expected to grow 10 percent -- and sales in the luxury market could be double that, according to industry analysts.

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However, then and now, a more pragmatic minority viewpoint has held that while luxury goods may see a high-single to low-double digit drop in price for Chinese travelers for a brief moment, the brands most sought after by Chinese shoppers will simply respond to this greater demand by raising prices.

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Luxury carmakers BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz all watched their sales rise by double digits world-wide during the same period.

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Of course, that luxury comes at a price: a one night stay in a double cabin-style room costs about 988 RMB per night, while an upgrade to one of the three presidential suites runs upward of 28, 888 RMB per night.

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For months, investment banks have been pounding the table with this idea: Even as there are conflicting signals pointing to a double-dip recession, one sector of the economy, luxury, is enjoying renewed buoyancy and that buoyancy is likely to remain even if there are economic shocks in the second half.

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