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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
MGM Resorts International (MGM) continued to lose money in the fourth quarter, but narrowed its loss for the quarter from last year as more people visited its Las Vegas casino resorts, and it benefited from revenue from its rapidly growing Macau site. Investors sold off early though after it missed analyst profit estimates. The operator [...]
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
The U.S. housing market has been showing signs of a turnaround, but that didn’t help Toll Brothers’ (TOL) first-quarter results, which swung to a surprise loss on increased cancellations. The National Association of Realtors also said Wednesday that existing home sales in January rose 4.3% over the prior month to an annual rate of 4.57 [...]
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Discounters Dollar Tree (DLTR) and TJX Cos. (TJX) both boosted sales among their budget-conscious consumers, but results were largely in-line with views and guidance was weaker, leaving investors unimpressed. Dollar Tree, which runs more than 4,000 discount variety shops, reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.60 a share, up 24% from a year ago, matching Wall Street [...]
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) – U.S. securities
regulators on Wednesday charged two China-based Puda Coal
executives with fraud, saying they led investors to
invest in an empty shell company instead…
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
* Says Motorola Mobility blocking sales of Microsoft
products
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Feb 22 (Reuters) – MGM Resorts International
Chief Executive Officer Jim Murren said he expected legalization
of online poker at a federal level sometime this year, echoing
the hopes of many casino…
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Protests take place outside parliament in Greece, as MPs consider emergency laws after a 130bn-euro bailout deal.
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Peugeot shares jump 12% after the carmaker confirms it is in talks about possible “co-operations and alliances”.
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
The eurozone’s service sector shrinks unexpectedly in February, a survey suggests, increasing fears of a recession.
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
The number of passengers using BAA’s Heathrow airport reached a record last year while losses for the company narrowed, the airport operator says.
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