NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Fuel prices are soaring and credit markets tightening, but the super-rich are still lining up to pay tens of millions of dollars for mega yachts.
The well-heeled buyers of the floating mansions are increasingly coming from emerging economies - in the Middle East, Russia and South America. The source of their wealth runs the gamut - technology, venture capitalism, new industries. And, yes, oil.
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