Las Vegas Business News

Stocks dip; S&P 500 on pace for first down week in 4

Shares of department stores sank again Friday, hurt by more evidence that shoppers are turning away from them. A drop in Treasury yields ...

12 May 2017
By Stan Choe, Associated Press

Renovations to close Rio Secco course for summer

Eric Dutt, Rio Secco vice president of golf operations, left, and designer Rees Jones discuss the renovations at Rio Secco Golf Club in Henderson.

Rio Secco Golf Club in Henderson will close May 23 for renovations by renowned golf course architect Rees Jones, the course's original designer. ...

11 May 2017
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

UNLV student teams garner $55,000 in business competition

Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison congratulates UNLV's Rachel Farner, a member of the student team behind the Resilient Arthroplasty Device which won first place in a recent stateside business plan competition in Reno.

A trio of UNLV student teams took home big prizes in a statewide entrepreneur competition recently. ...

11 May 2017
By Mick Akers

5 slot myths: Why what you think you know is wrong

People look over "The Voice"-themed slot machines at the IGT booth during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) convention at the Sands Expo and Convention Center Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016.

Many gamblers have strong ideas about where to find the loosest slots.

11 May 2017

National firm acquires local digital marketing agency

A Las Vegas-based digital marketing agency which serves several big-name accounts was acquired by a national firm last week. Bentonville, Ark.-based RevUnit, which already has an office in Las Vegas, purchased Teamvvork LLC ...

11 May 2017
By Mick Akers

Abercrombie & Fitch says it's in deal talks

Teen clothing chain Abercrombie & Fitch Co., responding to reports that it was in talks with interested buyers, says it's in preliminary discussions ...

10 May 2017
By Associated Press

Restaurants use technology to nudge us into spending more

Restaurant chains are making it easier to order food with a few taps of the screen — so much so that you may lose sight of how much you're spending ...

10 May 2017
By Candice Choi, Associated Press

US stocks rise as energy companies rally with oil prices

U.S. stocks are higher Wednesday afternoon as energy companies are rallying with the price of oil and technology companies move higher. Consumer-focused ...

10 May 2017
By Marley Jay, Associated Press

Tesla CEO says company to start selling solar roof tiles

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc., left, discusses the company's new Gigafactory Tuesday, July 26, 2016, in Sparks, Nev. It's Tesla Motors biggest bet yet: a massive, $5 billion factory in the Nevada desert that could almost double the world's production of lithium-ion batteries by 2018. In the center is J.B. Straubel, Tesla's chief technical officer and at right is Yoshihiko Yamada, executive vice president of Panasonic. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Tesla will soon begin selling solar roof tiles. Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted early Wednesday that ordering ...

10 May 2017
By Associated Press

US stocks mixed on weak earnings and higher oil prices

U.S. stock indexes are mixed Wednesday following weak first-quarter reports from consumer-focused companies including Priceline and Disney ...

10 May 2017
By Marley Jay, Associated Press

Building a tech hub: Why conventions mean more to Las Vegas than just a tourist draw

The nation's first completely autonomous, fully electric shuttle was deployed in the Innovation District in downtown Las Vegas on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017.

Las Vegas, one of the top convention destinations in the world, has been cited as the best example of how a city has used those meetings to make itself a technology-innovation hub. A study has found that medical- and technology-based conventions and meetings are ...

10 May 2017
By Mick Akers

Stocks drift around record highs in another listless day

This April 22, 2010, file photo shows a Wall Street sign in front of the New York Stock Exchange.

U.S. stock indexes drifted around their record highs Tuesday as markets lazed through yet another day of listless trading. Treasury yields ticked higher ...

9 May 2017
By Stan Choe, Associated Press

SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker to open in Bellagio in summer

In this Aug. 6, 2015, file photo, Sarah Jessica Parker attends the Broadway opening night of "Hamilton" in New York. SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker will open this summer at Bellagio.

After opening SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker at MGM National Harbor in Maryland in December, the actor and designer will open a second boutique in the Bellagio this summer. ...

9 May 2017
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

Credit Suisse gets $40m in tax breaks, adds 1,200 jobs in NC

Swiss bank Credit Suisse is adding 1,200 jobs at its North Carolina technology hub as it reorganizes operations and cuts jobs elsewhere ...

9 May 2017
By Associated Press

LVCVA’s operating revenue up nearly 10 percent

The Strip as seen from Rivea on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at Delano Las Vegas.

Revenue and tax earnings are up for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, the agency tasked with marketing Las Vegas as a destination, largely because of the recent success of casinos in Southern Nevada. ...

9 May 2017
By Thomas Moore

US stock indexes inch back from record highs

U.S. stock indexes wavered around their record highs Monday, while the dollar ticked higher against rivals. Trading was calm following the weekend's presidential election in France ...

8 May 2017
By Stan Choe, Associated Press

With Macron win confirmed, European market rally hits pause

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron holds hands with his wife, Brigitte, during a victory celebration outside the Louvre museum in Paris, Sunday, May 7, 2017. Speaking to thousands of supporters from the Louvre Museum's courtyard, Macron said that France is facing an "immense task" to rebuild European unity, fix the economy and ensure security against extremist threats.

When Emmanuel Macron topped the first round of voting in the French presidential election two weeks ago, French stocks soared to near-decade highs. On Monday ...

8 May 2017
By Pan Pylas, Associated Press

Home prices keep rising amid ‘housing shortage’ in Southern Nevada

A look at construction happening at Cadence master-planned community in Henderson on October 23, 2015.

Local home prices continued to climb in April as Southern Nevada now has less than a two-month supply of homes available for sale, according to a report released Monday by the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors. ...

8 May 2017
By Las Vegas Sun Staff

The List: Hotels, May 7-13, 2017

Find out about hotels. This week, we rank them by number of rooms as of Jan. 1.

8 May 2017
By VEGAS INC Staff

Nevada is bolstering tech business, but could do more

As Nevada strives to be the next technology hub, efforts are underway to meet the demand for a skilled workforce despite an already drained talent pool. Local governments, schools, private development programs and businesses are working to fulfill tech industries’ needs and to secure a self-sustaining future.

8 May 2017
By Joshua Leavitt
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