Las Vegas Sands (LVS) - Too Big to Fail? (Guru Focus)

September 3, 2009

I was a long term bear on US casinos in 2007, more on the fact that I thought Las Vegas exemplified all the things of American consumerism that were going to change - namely excess. [ Oct 3, 2007: A Top in Casino Names? Wynn and Las Vegas Sands ] [ Nov 1, 2007: China Can't Save Las Vegas Sands - It's Getting Crox'd ] I was not quite as up to speed on the extreme debt exposure of MGM Grand ( MGM …

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Vestin Realty Mortgage II Inc. (VRTB) CEO Michael V Shustek buys … - GuruFocus.com

September 3, 2009
Vestin Realty Mortgage II Inc. (VRTB) CEO Michael V Shustek buys
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Headquartered in Las Vegas Nevada the company has elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust (REIT) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

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Marines take control at exercise Red Flag (The Yuma Sun)

September 3, 2009

Marine Air Control Squadron 1 Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma are slated to return Saturday from air-to-air warfare training at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas.

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Green Street to redevelop coke plant (BizJournals)

September 3, 2009

A plan to turn a former south St. Louis coke plant into a business and industrial park received a boost Thursday with $6.73 million in state brownfield tax credits to clean up the site.

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Las Vegas Sands (LVS) - Too Big to Fail? - Benzinga

September 3, 2009
Las Vegas Sands (LVS) - Too Big to Fail?
Benzinga
[Dec 23, 2008: Wynn Encore Casino Struggling to Fill Rooms During Launch] If in the greatest collapse of housing and commercial real estate almost none of

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