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Las Vegas Sands reports record-breaking earnings

posted on May 6, 2013 at 8:00 am by Sean Geary

Casino operator Las Vegas Sands (LVS, quote) reported its highest ever quarterly earnings last week. Is now the time to jump into this stock?

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Melco Crown Entertainment hits 5-year high

posted on March 22, 2013 at 11:30 am by Sean Geary

Asian casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment (MPEL, quote) hit another five-year high in Thursday trading, at one point trading over 22 dollars before finally settling at 21.89. Is now the time to take a chance with Melco?

Asia Macao Stocks

Las Vegas Sands reports stellar profits from Macau

posted on February 1, 2013 at 7:00 am by Sean Geary

Gaming company Las Vegas Sands (LVS, quote) reported both its quarterly and annual results Wednesday afternoon; the firm had massive profits thanks to strength from its casinos in Macau.

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Macau pawn shop activity: a positive economic indicator

posted on January 23, 2013 at 10:00 am by Sean Geary

As reported this week by Bloomberg, pawn shops in Macau are thriving. What, if anything, can investors in the Macau casino space extrapolate from this?

China Macao Stocks

Chinese economy – emerging market of the day

posted on January 17, 2013 at 10:00 am by Sean Geary

As the Chinese economy (FXI, quote) continues to show signs of a resurgence in growth, investors are beginning to turn their attention back to the world’s second largest economy.

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Macau: Galaxy to spend $6.5 billion on improvements

posted on December 19, 2012 at 9:00 am by Sean Geary

The Macau gaming sector was again in the news today as the Hong Kong-listed Galaxy firm expressed its interest in expanding its Macau casinos.

Asia Consumer Stocks

Macau gaming: Emerging market sector of the day

posted on December 5, 2012 at 9:30 am by Sean Geary

Macau gaming stock Melco Crown Entertainment (MPEL, quote) dropped more than 7% in trading on Tuesday after reports that the Chinese government would step up its efforts to weed out money laundering in Macau.

Asia China Macao Stocks

QE3 makes Macao gaming stocks even more attractive

posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:00 am by Sean Geary

With Ben Bernanke’s announcement that the U.S. Federal Reserve would engage in a new round of ‘perpetual’ quantitative easing, the risk-on trade looks to be back on, which could mean even more upside for Macao gaming stocks.

Asia China Macao Stocks

Solid August Macao gaming numbers hint at recovery

posted on September 7, 2012 at 8:00 am by Sean Geary

With solid August gaming numbers, Macao continues to see strength relative to the rest of the flailing Chinese economy (FXI, quote).

Asia China Macao Stocks

Macao casino stocks: time to take short-term profits?

posted on August 24, 2012 at 8:00 am by Sean Geary

Since setting new lows for the year a few weeks ago, Macao casino stocks like Melco Crown Entertainment (MPEL, quote) have been on a tear. However, this begs the question for both short and long-term investors, is the rally sustainable?

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