HONG KONG, May 2- Gambling revenue in Macau, the world's biggest gaming destination, rose 13.2 percent in April year-on-year, buoyed by strong demand from wealthy Chinese punters. Macau, a Portuguese colony until 1999, is the only place in China where casino gambling is legal.
May 2- Las Vegas Sands Corp:. *JP Morgan raises price target to $66 from $65; rating overweight. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
May 2- Las Vegas Sands Corp:. *Nomura raises target price to $64 from $61; rating buy. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
HONG KONG, May 2- Gambling revenue in Macau, the world's biggest gaming destination, rose 13.2 percent in April year-on-year, buoyed by strong demand from wealthy Chinese punters. Macau, a Portuguese colony until 1999, is the only place in China where casino gambling is legal.
May 2- Las Vegas Sands Corp:. *Deutsche Bank raises target price to $60 from $58; rating buy. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
SINGAPORE, May 2- Singapore shares touched a five-year high on Thursday, with DBS Group Holdings rising over 4 percent, its biggest daily gain in more than three years after posting a record profit for the first quarter. "DBS remains an Outperform and our high-conviction top pick in Singapore banking," said CIMB Research.
May 2- Las Vegas Sands Corp:. *Barclays raises target price to $65 from $60; rating overweight. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
HONG KONG, May 2- Gambling revenue in Macau, the world's biggest gambling destination, rose 13.2 percent to 28.3 billion patacas in April, according to government data. Macau, a Portuguese colony until 1999, is the only place in China where casino gambling is legal. Full-year gambling revenue hit $38 billion last year.
May 1- Las Vegas Sands Corp:. *RBC raises target price to $62 from $57; rating outperform. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
HONG KONG, May 2- Hong Kong shares could return from a mid-week Labour Day holiday weaker on Thursday, after soft China manufacturing data and a disappointing jobs report in the United States heightened concerns about the global economy. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan's Nikkei was down 0.3 percent, while South Korea's KOSPI was down 0.1 percent at 0058 GMT.
HONG KONG, May 2- Hong Kong shares could return from a mid-week Labour Day holiday weaker on Thursday, after soft China manufacturing data and a disappointing jobs report in the United States heightened concerns about the global economy. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan's Nikkei was down 0.3 percent, while South Korea's KOSPI was down 0.1 percent at 0058 GMT.
LOS ANGELES, May 1- Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp, owned by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, on Wednesday posted better-than- expected first-quarter earnings, helped by good results in Macau and Singapore, and its shares rose. "For me the big surprise was Singapore and its VIP business, which was very strong," said John Kempf, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets.
LOS ANGELES, May 1- Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp, owned by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, on Wednesday posted better-than- expected first-quarter earnings, helped by good results in Macau and Singapore, and its shares rose. "For me the big surprise was Singapore and its VIP business, which was very strong," said John Kempf, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets.
LOS ANGELES, May 1- Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp, owned by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, on Wednesday posted better-than- expected first-quarter earnings, helped by good results in Macau, and its shares rose.
LOS ANGELES, May 1- Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp, owned by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, on Wednesday posted better-than- expected first-quarter earnings, helped by good results in Macau, and its shares rose.
LOS ANGELES, May 1- Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp, owned by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, on Wednesday posted better-than- expected first-quarter earnings, helped by good results in Macau.
HONG KONG, April 30- DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc, the movie studio famous for family films like "Madagascar" and "Shark Tale", has entered into a licensing agreement in Macau, the world's biggest gambling destination, in a push to diversify revenues. California- based DreamWorks announced the deal on Tuesday with popular franchise characters on display.
MACAU, April 30- With little fanfare, China is sending an official with a' tough cop' reputation to be its top man in Macau, the world's biggest gambling hub, as Beijing puts tackling corruption centre stage.
MACAU, April 30- With little fanfare, China is sending an official with a' tough cop' reputation to be its top man in Macau, the world's biggest gambling hub, as Beijing puts tackling corruption centre stage.