Boxer Manny Pacquiao, rated the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world by many experts, aims to capture the World Boxing Organization welterweight title Saturday in Las Vegas.
Junk borrowers are trading death row for long jail time.
• 90210's AnnaLynne McCord got a splash of surprise while hosting the MGM Grand's Wet Republic pool party in Las Vegas: the unexpected arrival of Twilight hottie Kellan Lutz. The two, who have been linked for months, escaped prying eyes behind the curtains in their VIP cabana. When he left, Lutz sported a baseball cap and tried to sneak away inconspicuously. Meanwhile, McCord spent time at the pool with her sister, Angel, and the two checked out Cirque du Soleil's Mystère at the Treasure Island Hotel later that night.
He'll host a pool party at the MGM Grand this weekend, with his mom in tow
In Sin City! The reality star is hosting a bash at the MGM Grand's Wet Republic
"She's not going topless, but she will be wearing very little," the show's rep tells PEOPLE
Stocks slipped Monday, retreating after a four-week run, on a bearish analyst note about the bank sector and a breakdown in merger talks between IBM and Sun Microsystems.
Stocks retreated Monday, losing some momentum after a four-week rally, with a breakdown in IBM and Sun Microsystems talks leading a technology selloff.
Miley Cyrus will take the stage to perform "The Climb" from Hannah Montana: The Movie
The annual March Madness U.S. college basketball tournament, which starts on Thursday, is a pressure cooker for the 65 teams involved.
Boxer Manny Pacquiao, rated the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world by many experts, aims to capture the World Boxing Organization welterweight title Saturday in Las Vegas.
Junk borrowers are trading death row for long jail time.
• 90210's AnnaLynne McCord got a splash of surprise while hosting the MGM Grand's Wet Republic pool party in Las Vegas: the unexpected arrival of Twilight hottie Kellan Lutz. The two, who have been linked for months, escaped prying eyes behind the curtains in their VIP cabana. When he left, Lutz sported a baseball cap and tried to sneak away inconspicuously. Meanwhile, McCord spent time at the pool with her sister, Angel, and the two checked out Cirque du Soleil's Mystère at the Treasure Island Hotel later that night.
He'll host a pool party at the MGM Grand this weekend, with his mom in tow
In Sin City! The reality star is hosting a bash at the MGM Grand's Wet Republic
"She's not going topless, but she will be wearing very little," the show's rep tells PEOPLE
Stocks slipped Monday, retreating after a four-week run, on a bearish analyst note about the bank sector and a breakdown in merger talks between IBM and Sun Microsystems.
Stocks retreated Monday, losing some momentum after a four-week rally, with a breakdown in IBM and Sun Microsystems talks leading a technology selloff.
Miley Cyrus will take the stage to perform "The Climb" from Hannah Montana: The Movie
The annual March Madness U.S. college basketball tournament, which starts on Thursday, is a pressure cooker for the 65 teams involved.
A trip to Vegas might sound like a gamble, but deep discounts make it a better bet than it's been in years.
Ricky Hatton is confident he can beat Manny Pacquiao, the world's best pound-for-pound fighter, after their on-off bout was finally confirmed for May 2 at the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas -- following weeks of wrangling over the distribution of the purse.
"This was a freak accident," a producer tells PEOPLE after the magician's employee is hospitalized
BURBANK, Calif. -- Intent on making his last fight a "worldwide event," Oscar De La Hoya said that negotiations for a possible megafight with Manny Pacquiao, the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, are not dead and that he is hopeful to make an official announcement on his final opponent either by the end of the week or early next week.
"She is fine and back to work in Los Angeles," her rep says after the model's hospitalization
Cheap hotels, every kind of food you can imagine. Plenty of sizzle, spectacle, first-rate theatrical productions, giant red rocks for climbing and water playgrounds.
Storm clouds may be gathering over the global economy as the credit crunch bites harder, but a group of young Arab business leaders are remaining positive.
A fire charred the top of two of three wings of the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino on Friday, causing no major injuries but forcing visitors and employees to evacuate, authorities said.
Las Vegas brings people together. While in Sin City, 30-year-old John Mayer paid a backstage visit to Miley Cyrus, 15, during her Best of Both Worlds Tour over the weekend. But that's where the odd couple parted ways.
As I write this, I'm in a hotel room on the Vegas Strip, looking out my window at the construction site of what will be the largest green hotel in the world, set within MGM Mirage's $7.4 billion City Center.
More business news from the Middle East: Dubai International Capital acquires Alliance Medical for $1.3 billion; Saudi Arabia inflation rate at highest in 10 years; Emirates posts record half-year figures; MGM Mirage to build $3 billion resort in Abu Dhabi by 2012
Authorities are investigating a Seattle woman's allegation that she was sexually assaulted by illusionist David Copperfield, two law enforcement sources told CNN on Friday.
Cirque du Soleil has been amazing audiences for more than 20 years with its fantastical human circus shows. Las Vegas has become synonymous with Cirque, boasting five shows -- "O," "Mystere," "Zumanity," "Love," and "KA," one of Cirque's most expensive and technological shows to date.
Stocks surged Wednesday, as takeover talk and bets that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month soothed investor worries about the impact of the tightening credit market on equities and the economy.
Dubai World said Wednesday it will invest up to $5.2 billion in MGM Mirage, making the investment holding firm of the Dubai government a major player in Las Vegas, the biggest gambling destination in the United States.
Stocks opened sharply higher Wednesday as credit markets calmed down a bit and speculation grew on Wall Street that a Fed rate cut was coming, maybe soon.
Stocks are likely to open higher Wednesday on increasing expectations of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
MGM Mirage Inc., the world's second-largest casino operator, said Thursday second-quarter profit more than doubled on gains from sales of properties.
A man standing on a walkway over the New York-New York casino gambling floor opened fire on the gamblers below early Friday, wounding four people
Wall Street is rolling the dice on casino stocks as they hope for more casino mergers. But investors may increasingly find that these bets are losing propositions.
Miranda Lambert admits it: "Maintaining a healthy weight has always been a struggle." In 2005, when opening for country stars like Keith Urban, she found herself eating at the Waffle House every night. "I gained a lot of weight - really quickly!" she groans.
It's a sweltering 95 degrees outside the MGM Grand, but Chuck Liddell is dressed as if he's training in the dead of winter. He's hidden underneath a black hoodie, sweat pants and sneakers as he jogs around the Grand Pool in the back of the hotel.
The following are some of Tuesday's most actively traded stocks:
Shares of MGM Mirage surged more than 29 percent Tuesday, a day after billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp. announced it was exploring strategic options for its stake in the casino and hotel operator.
Stocks were rangebound Tuesday morning as investors played it cautious after the recent run and kept an eye on trade talks between U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Chinese officials.
Stocks looked to continue their recent run higher in early trading Tuesday.
Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian's investment vehicle Tracinda Corp. announced Monday it intends to enter talks buy MGM Mirage's Bellagio Hotel and Casino and City Center properties in Las Vegas.
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Station Casinos announced Monday it has agreed to be acquired by Fertitta Colony Partners LLC (FPC) for about $5.4 billion.
The northern England city of Manchester is the surprise choice as the site for Europe's first Las Vegas-style supercasino, it was announced Tuesday.
Tracinda Corp., the investment vehicle of the famed billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, said Friday it will purchase nearly 450,000 shares of MGM Mirage after a tender offer to purchase 15 million shares of the casino operator expired.
Shares of General Motors plunged Wednesday as billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian disclosed he had sold 14 million shares of the stock earlier this week, as he turned his sights on increasing his holdings in casino operator MGM Mirage.
Harrah's Entertainment Inc., the world's biggest casino operator, said Monday it had received a $15 billion buyout offer from private equity firms Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group., sending shares of the whole gaming sector up.
When Amazon.com engineer Gaurav Oberoi went on vacation to Europe with friends in 2004, they decided not to worry about who paid for what until after the trip.
At Las Vegas's Nobhill restaurant, Gamal Aziz is feasting on Tasmanian trout topped with apple-ponzu dressing and basking in the glow of parchment-paper chandeliers. But Aziz remembers this place sporting a very different look - gored concrete walls, disembodied wires - just after he ordered it gutted in 2001.
Stocks fizzled at Wednesday's open, the recent enthusiasm over cooling inflation struck by a seventh missile test launch by suspected nuclear power North Korea.
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At least 14 people were arrested after a street fight involving partygoers and police officers on the Las Vegas Strip, police said. Several people, including officers, sustained minor injuries.
Casino operator MGM Mirage said Wednesday it plans to "quickly" rebuild its Beau Rivage resort in Biloxi, Miss., severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
On its surface Las Vegas seems to offer a lot of variety. Within a few blocks you can be in New York City, Paris, Cairo, or Venice. Yet most of the big hotels are owned by a decreasing number of co...
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Sizing up management talent is always a valuable skill, but to money manager Ron Baron and his investors, it's worth millions. As manager of the Baron Partners Fund--the best-performing diversified...
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Taking a gamble on gambling paid off handsomely in 2004. Casino stocks were among the best performers last year.
Investors likely will continue to be cautious ahead of next week's Federal Reserve meeting that could usher in higher interest rates, the handover of power in Iraq and a handful of economic readings out at the end of this week.
MGM Mirage has succeeded with its $7.9 billion takeover bid for Las Vegas-based casino operator Mandalay Resort Group.
U.S. stock markets closed little changed Wednesday, with investors reluctant to move much in the face of mixed signs about interest rates and inflation in the day's corporate and economic news.
U.S. stock markets were little changed early Wednesday, with investors holding back amid conflicting signs about interest rates in the morning's economic news and the previous session's data.
An announcement is expected early Wednesday in the United States on whether a revised $7.9 billion offer by MGM Mirage for Las Vegas-based casino operator Mandalay Resort Group has been successful.
A revised $7.9 billion offer by MGM Mirage for Las Vegas-based casino operator Mandalay Resort Group is expected to win board approval Tuesday.
Las Vegas-based casino operator Mandalay Resort Group has turned down a $4.85 billion takeover from MGM Mirage that would have created the world's largest casino company.
U.S. stock markets gained early Monday, boosted by a continued drop in oil and strong international markets.
MGM Mirage (MGG) Friday night said it has offered to buy rival casino operator Mandalay Resort Group (MBG) for about $4.55 billion in cash.
A continued decline in oil prices and some strength overseas were likely to lift U.S. stocks at the open Monday, even as the Wall Street community mourns the passing of one of its heroes, former President Ronald Reagan.
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When most gamblers get on a hot streak, they have to worry about it coming to an end. Shares of the biggest U.S. casino operators, on the other hand, have been on a winning streak since -- well, forever -- with little sign of stopping.
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On the day that President Bush asked Americans to observe a national day of mourning, all the Las Vegas casinos owned by the giant MGM Mirage shut down their tables for a minute of silence. After t...
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