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Las Vegas Sands will tap the star power of David Beckham to boost growth and develop dining, retail and leisure concepts in the Far East.

Japanese lawmakers will probably submit formal legislation seeking to overturn a ban on casinos soon.

The casino-resort operator made the acknowledgment in its annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The billionaire Republican megadonor may have played a larger role in the election than previously thought.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Monday were Generac Holdlings, National Bank of Greece, Petrobras Argentina, Las Vegas Sands and Dillard's. The top after-market NYSE losers were Thor Industries, FTI Consulting, Equity Residential, Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund and Scorpio Tankers.

Over the weekend, Mitt Romney insisted his tax plan would not cut taxes on the rich. And yet, the Center for American Progress found it would lead to more than $2 billion in savings for the billionaire Sheldon Adelson. And that's not counting his heirs.

Asian stock markets advanced for the first time in five days on Thursday as disappointing U.S. housing data boosted hopes for further monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve.

The top after-market NYSE gainers Wednesday were Terex Corp, Trinity Industries, Skechers U.S.A, Thompson Creek Metals Company and Inphi Corp. The top after-market NYSE losers were Ferro Corp, Ruby Tuesday, Las Vegas Sands, Renren Inc and Newcastle Investment Corp.

American Express, BroadVision, Oracle Corp, Las Vegas Sands, Transocean, Infosys and Western Gas Partners are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Tuesday.

Among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Thursday are: Lincoln National Corp, SINA Corp, Las Vegas Sands, Baidu.com, Bank of America, Royal Bank of Scotland, Morgan Stanley and Nokia Corp.

Wynn Resorts, Limited (Nasdaq: WYNN) received approval to begin breaking ground at its 51-acre casino sight on Macau's Cotai strip, an approval that has been in limbo since March, the company said Wednesday.

Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd plans to invest HK$16 billion in the second phase of its latest resort in the world's largest gambling destination.

Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson announced on Wednesday plans to open a casino strip in Spain, pushing for a $35 billion casino complex in either Barcelona or Madrid.

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson said on Wednesday he plans to spend $35 billion on a mini-Las Vegas strip in Spain where he is courting the country's two top urban areas, Barcelona and Madrid, with plans for a casino complex.

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson said on Wednesday that he plans to spend $35 billion on a mini-Las Vegas strip in Spain, where he is courting the country's two top urban areas, Barcelona and Madrid, with plans for a casino complex.

JetBlue pilot Clayton Osbon was considered a consummate professional who wanted to be a motivational speaker and was working on leadership coursework. Then came the meltdown.

Who is Clayton Osbon, the captain behind the meltdown on JetBlue Flight 191.

Breaking: JetBlue Flight 191 made an emergency landing in Amarillo, Tex. after the captain suffered from a mental breakdown.

Wynn Resorts Chief Executive Officer Steve Wynn played down a U.S. regulatory inquiry into a company donation at the heart of a bitter legal battle embroiling his $15 billion casino empire, hitting back at his largest shareholder and accuser in a memo to employees.

Newt Gingrich's rapidly deflating Florida poll numbers suggest the former Speaker of the House is headed for a decisive defeat, but he shows no signs of giving up the fight.

Newt Gingrich's resurgent presidential campaign owes much to the casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam, who have in the last few weeks given a combined $10 million to the pro-Gingrich Super PAC Restore Our Future. With two separate infusions of $5 million, the Adelson have played an outsize role in shaping the outcome of the Republican presidential primary, raising questions about who Sheldon Adelson is and why he is motivated to back Gingrich so aggressively.