Sands China, which operates Las Vegas Sands’ three casinos in Macao, fell as much as 15 per cent when its shares began trading in Hong Kong on Monday, hit by concerns over the health of the world’s largest gambling market.The company, which raised $
Sands China, which operates the Las Vegas group’s three casinos in Macao, fell as much as 15 per cent when it began trading in Hong Kong on Monday, hit by concerns over the health of the gaming market in spite of a rebound in the broader market.The
US stocks were set to slip lower on Thursday after disappointing data on jobs overshadowed a rise in personal spending. The US government’s weekly jobless claims report showed 551,000 Americans filed for their first week of unemployment benefits las
BRIGHTON, England - Opinion polls cast gloom over Britain's ruling Labor Party Monday at its last annual conference before a general election which the opposition center-right Conservatives are forecast to win. Senior Labor figures were describing
It has been a brutal year for the media industry. Since the credit crunch began to hit the sector in August 2008, broadcasters, newspapers and advertising agencies have all been suffering, with thousands laid off across the sector in the UK alone. Y
Negative corporate earnings and fears of credit tightening pushed China’s stock market back into volatile territory on Tuesday undermining the positive sentiment seen in the region the previous day.The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 3.4 per cent
BUCHAREST - While countries in western Europe have begun to snap out of recession, the economic decline has continued across much of central and eastern Europe despite some optimistic signs, analysts said. Eastern Europe's recovery from recession w
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