Casino stocks rise on MGM share offer
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Shares of closely held casino operators rose on Wednesday after the investment firm owned by billionaire Kirk Kerkorian said it plans to raise its stake in MGM Mirage Inc.  to as much as 61.7 percent.
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Shares of Hollywood Entertainment (HLYW:Nasdaq - news - research) were among the Nasdaq&#39;s winners Thursday, rising 11% after rival Blockbuster (BBI:NYSE - news - research) said that it would like to buy Hollywood Entertainment for about $700 million.
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State-owned investment company Dubai  World said on Friday it bought 5 million shares of MGM Mirage,  the world's No. 2 casino company, raising its stake to 6.5  percent.
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Stocks rose on Thursday after brokerages upgraded General Motors Corp.  and Merck & Co.  and McDonald's Corp.  boosted its annual dividend by 50 percent.
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Las Vegas Sands Corp. priced its initial public offering at $29 per share Tuesday night, up dramatically from the company&#39;s previous targets.
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Landry's Restaurants Inc., whose operations include Rainforest Cafe and The Crab House, is buying the Golden Nugget hotel casino in downtown Las Vegas, a first step in a strategy to get a slice of the lucrative gambling business and expand its profit pipeline. Landry's shares surged more than 12 percent on the news.
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US stocks rallied strongly on Tuesday after Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor, offered to take over $800bn in municipal bonds covered by troubled bond insurers
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By George Chamberlin , Daily Transcript Financial Correspondent. Stocks moved higher late in the session on Thursday after Procter &amp; Gamble (NYSE: PG) released a positive forecast for sales and profits.
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Shares in the fabled movie studio jumped 70 cents, or 6%, to $12.10 yesterday as Wall Street banked on its imminent sale. Sources expect MGM&#39;s Kirk Kerkorian to sign on the dotted line this month, possibly within two weeks.
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LAS VEGAS -- Private equity bidders extended their shopping spree for casino companies yesterday as Station Casinos Inc. said it received a $4.7 billion buyout offer from its founding family and an affiliate of Colony Capital LLC.
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Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s Equity Research raised estimates and the target price on MGM Mirage (nyse: MGG - news - people ) after acquisition target Mandalay Resort Group (nyse: MBG - news - people ) reported strong third-quarter earnings.
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Shares of casino operator Las Vegas Sands (LVS) jumped $17.56, or 61%, to $46.56 in their first day of trading, hearkening back to the heady 1990s when initial public offerings would surge out of sight on their debut.
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Harrah's Entertainment Inc. , the world's biggest casino operator, on Monday said 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 sharply.
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Casino operator MGM Mirage  on Wednesday reported higher third-quarter earnings as tourism and gambling at its Las Vegas resorts boomed.
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Wall Street opened higher on Tuesday after Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor, offered to take over $800bn in municipal bonds currently insured by bond insurers Ambac, MBIA (NYSE:MBI) and FGIC.
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Wall Street stocks were higher at midmorning on Tuesday, as deal speculation for a number of companies greeted investors returning from the Memorial Day long weekend.
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Slot machine maker International Game Technology (IGT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings, as casinos bought