Banks worldwide finance their assets using deposits (Hanson et al. 2015), which are a more stable funding source than short-term debt (Ivashina and Scharfstein 2010). But in developing countries, banks struggle to attract deposits: the fraction of people who are unbanked remains high, and people who do have bank accounts do not save much money…
In this article LVS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Las Vegas Sands‘ recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic is gaining steam, and Asia is a big reason why. The world’s largest casino company on Wednesday announced it pulled in $1.12 billion in third-quarter adjusted property EBITDA, a crucial measure of profitability in the gambling industry.…
ByJolie Lash Thursday, October 19, 2023 3:45PM Burt Young, the Academy Award-nominated actor known for his timeless role as Paulie in the “Rocky” film franchise, has died at 83, his manager confirmed to ABC News. “Burt was an actor of tremendous emotional range. He could make you cry and he could scare you to death.…
Burt Young, who played Paulie in the “Rocky” film franchise, has died at 83. October 18, 2023, 10:34 PM Burt Young, the Academy Award-nominated actor known for his timeless role as Paulie in the “Rocky” film franchise, has died at 83, his manager confirmed to ABC News. “Burt was an actor of tremendous emotional range.…
LAS VEGAS (AP) A Las Vegas police officer was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in federal prison for stealing nearly $165,000 in a trio of casino heists, including one in which he was found guilty of brandishing a department-issued weapon. Caleb Rogers, who has been on unpaid suspension in a solo jail cell since his…
The NHS is set to benefit as new levy will raise an estimated 100 million of new funding for research, prevention and treatment of gambling addiction. NHS to become main commissioner of treatment as a result of gambling levy – providing estimated 100 million per year for research, prevention and treatment Government to take action to put…
The job ads always sound too good to be true. Open and well-paid positions at a popular casino. Lodgings, benefits and other perks provided. But it all ends up quite the opposite. Victims are being caught in trafficking rackets to the Mekong region in Southeast Asia, lured to jobs in call centres where workers are…
Outside of the early voting site at Hickory Hill Community Center, a food trucks generator buzzed as a worker hands out food. More buzz came from campaigners promoting support for the casino referendum on the ballot. Vote jobs and revenue, revenue! Vote jobs and revenue! sang two women as they directed people toward the polls…
When the German banking giant Wirecard collapsed in June 2020 amid a roaring fraud scandal, public opinion was shocked. The company, praised as the countrys innovative answer to the fintech industry of Silicon Valley, had been widely seen as a German miracle following recovery from the 2008 financial crisis. Its bankruptcy involved a massive state…
I found something possibly worse than being furloughed. Filling out an SF-85P form. Thats 95 pages of detail about your life require to get a public trust position with the federal government. If somehow you got where you were without it, it looks like youre going to have to fill out one anyway. Even if…