Posts Tagged ‘firm’

Birinyi’s Rubin Leads Managers Forecasting Second-Half Recovery

Birinyi Associates Inc.’s Jeffrey Yale Rubin said his firm is bullish on equities this year, leading managers expressing optimism that six straight weeks of declines in the stock market and weak economic data will be reversed in the second half. View full post on Finance Stories

Palms, TPG announce partnership to ‘significantly reduce’ debt

The Palms Casino Resort announced today it is partnering with TPG Opportunity Partners to “significantly reduce” debt at the property. TPG Opportunity Partners is a partnership between Leonard Green & Partners and the TPG Capital investment firm. View full post on Business Stories

Vancouver Council rejects proposed new downtown mega casino

Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (AHN) – The Vancouver City Council rejected the British Columbia Lottery Corporation’s proposal to build a new $500-million mega casino in downtown on Wednesday. The council also placed a moratorium on any new gambling until the gaming firm improves tackling gambling problems and money laundering issues. [...]

Former NLV mayor Mike Montandon lands job at real estate firm

Voit Real Estate Service has named former North Las Vegas Mayor Mike Montandon as managing director of Voit’s operations in Las Vegas. View full post on Business Stories

Research in Motion (RIM) names Balsillie, Lazaridis co-chairmen

Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – The board of directors of BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion named Thursday co-chief executives Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis as co-chairmen. On the same day, RIM announced its third quarter results which featured a 40 percent rise in sales. Because of the higher-than-expected performance, RIM’s sales [...]

Vedanta firm on Cairn offer price

Chairman says company won’t extend to retail shareholders the offer made to promoters; price is ‘best and final’ View full post on Business Stories

Penny Stock Earnings Claims – Too Good to Be True?

Penny stock brokerages are notorious for claimed extraordinary returns on their investments. These claims are designed to lured unsophisticated investors to invest in penny stocks, which are a risky class of investment. Be wary of any investment in penny stocks.