**APPLE INC, $447.94, up 2 pct. William Blair& Co analyst Anil Doradla said the bond oversubscription showed investor confidence in Apple, adding that shareholders will get these benefits, and that capital allocation is driving the shares up. **AVEO PHARMACEUTICALS INC, $2.69, down 49 pct.
**GENERAL MOTORS CO, $31.5, up 4 pct. **VISA INC, $170.8, up 3 pct. **FACEBOOK INC, $28.17, up 3 pct.
NEW YORK, May 2- MGM Resorts International:.
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.
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.
U.S. stocks extended their advance on Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite up 1 percent, led by gains in shares of Apple and Gilead Sciences. **GILEAD SCIENCES INC, $52.88, up 5 pct.
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.
A group of 10 lawyers and academics with experience in prior liability cases met in Indianapolis in mid-April to discuss whether a lawsuit claiming online gaming further promotes gambling addiction has a shot at winning.
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 14- Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson's reference to triad organised crime gangs in testimony in a lawsuit has hit a raw nerve in Macau, the Chinese boomtown that his Las Vegas Sands Corp helped transform from a gangland haven into a $38 billion gambling capital.
HONG KONG, March 1- Hong Kong shares could start March higher on Friday after official data showed factory activity in the mainland came in at its slowest pace in four months, broadly in line with expectations.
COLOMBO/ SYDNEY, Feb 27- Australian gambling tycoon James Packer may be lining up a bet on Sri Lanka, scouting the Indian Ocean island for potential investments as he seeks to build a global casino empire. A Crown spokesman said the company would not comment about potential investments in Sri Lanka.