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Vegas Comes to Wembley with Casino Plan By Ben Harding LONDON (Reuters) - Rundown land surrounding London's Wembley Stadium will be transformed into a glitzy $600 million gambling resort in a joint venture between U.S. group Caesars Entertainment and Britain's Quintain Estates. "Caesars Wembley" will sit 200 yards from the reborn home of English football -- the new 90,000-seater National Stadium -- and will...
Caesars, Quintain to Build Wembley Casino LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. casino firm Caesars Entertainment Inc. and Quintain Estates have formed a joint venture to turn the area around London's Wembley Stadium into a $600 million leisure and gambling resort. The 50-50 joint venture, Caesars' first foray into the European casino market, would include a 400-room luxury hotel, confere...
Wall St. Expected to Open Slightly Lower LONDON (Reuters) - Wall Street was expected to open slightly lower on Friday but United Technologies Corp. (UTX.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) may climb after its chief executive gave an upbeat outlook. Key economic data may also affect stocks. Producer prices and the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index are both scheduled for release. "...
Stocks Seen Higher at Open; Amex on Tap By Michael Flaherty NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher market open on Monday, bouncing back from fresh 2005 lows hit on Friday, as investors buy up beaten down shares and expect strong earnings American Express Co. (AXP.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) . Station Casinos Inc. (STN.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) , a Las Vegas casino operator, posted ...
Stocks Seen Flat to Slightly Off at Open NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a flat to slightly lower open on Wednesday, with investors bracing for a key inflation figure and with oil prices still firmly above $50 a barrel. Merger activity may give markets a shot in the arm, as Medco Health Solutions Inc. (MHS.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) said it would buy specialty pharmacy services provider Accredo Health Inc. (ACDO.O: Quote , Profile , Research ) for about $2.2 billi...
Britney Spears' pregnancy test sellsBritney Spears' pregnancy test sells Oops...a Canadian radio station has sold her alleged pregnancy test to GoldenPalace.com for $5,001. May 12, 2005: 6:56 AM EDT NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The Internet casino noted for its unusual eBay purchases acquired Britney Spears' alleged pregnancy test for $5,001, according to a statement Thursday. An Ottawa music station, Hot 89.9, secured the pregnancy test through a connection it has in the Los Angeles hotel where Britn...
Kerkorian bids for stake in embattled GM DETROIT (Reuters) - Financier Kirk Kerkorian made a bold bet on General Motors Corp. (GM.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) on Wednesday, offering to more than double his stake to 8.8 percent in a move that raised investor confidence in America's industrial backbone and drove U.S. stocks broadly higher. The unexpected announcement by Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp., which could pressure GM's management into speeding up a restructuring, sent the automaker's shares soaring 18 p...
Pope's old VW sells for $244,000Pope's old VW sells for $244,000 American places winning bid for used Volkswagen Golf that had been registered to future Pope. May 5, 2005: 4:34 PM EDT BERLIN (Reuters) - A second-hand Volkswagen Golf once owned by Pope Benedict sold for 188,938 euros ($244,800) to a U.S. buyer in frenzied online bidding, a spokeswoman for eBay in Germany said on Thursday. A bidder registered as "Golden Palace Casino" but known to eBay got the grey me...
Las Vegas Sands Looks for a Jackpot By Kavitha Shastry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rolling the dice at a craps table or wagering a paycheck playing poker may not be the most rational use of money, but one casino operator is hoping investors will find its stock a better bet. The highly anticipated initial public offering from Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) is expected to price on Tuesday and could benefit from recent interes...
Kerkorian launches offer for 28 mln GM shares WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian on Monday launched an offer to buy up to 28 million shares of General Motors Corp. common stock for $31 each. Kerkorian, who shook up the former Chrysler Corp. with a hostile takeover bid about a decade ago, had said last week that he would seek to more than double his stake in the world's largest automaker to 8.8 perce...
U.S. Stocks Seen Higher; Pixar Eyed NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher market open on Thursday as oil prices stayed below $55 a barrel and as investors lapped up beaten-down shares after recent declines in the market. Shares of Pixar Animation Studios Inc. (PIXR.O: Quote , Profile , Research ) stand to gain a day after its board approved a 2-for-1 split of the company's common stock. Pixar shares were up nearly 2 percent at $93.80 in after-hours trade on INET on Wednesday after closing at $...
Woman fired for not wearing lipstickWoman fired for not wearing lipstick A court will hear the discrimination lawsuit of an employee who says lack of makeup cost her a job. May 17, 2005: 11:19 AM EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal appeals court agreed on Friday to reconsider the case of a bartender who was fired from her job at a Nevada casino for refusing to wear lipstick, blush and other make-up. Alleging sex d...
Tentative Deal in Atlantic City Strike LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Striking Atlantic City casino workers on Tuesday said they have reached a tentative five-year labor deal that increases pay and benefits but fails to make their contracts expire at the same time as those of workers in Las Vegas, which had been a key goal of the union. About 10,000 members of Local 54 of Unite Here will vote on the proposed contract on Wednesday. If it is approved, they could return to work on Thursday,...
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