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NEWS ABOUT: Sheldon Adelson

Sheldon Adelson stories: 4 news summaries
ANALYSIS


 These 5 People 
 Lost the Most 
 This Year 

Think your 401(k) has taken a hit? One tycoon has taken a $32B bath

Nov 26, 08 2:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Think you've taken a bath in the markets? Business Sheet compiles this year's five biggest losers:
  1. Warren Buffet Loss: $13.6 billion. Though he’s bought when others wouldn’t and come to the rescue of many (Goldman and GE, to start), losses dropped the famed investor’s
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Warren Buffett • list • Lakshmi Mittal • Mittal Steel • Sheldon Adelson • Mukesh Ambani • financial crisis

 Big Players Reel 
 in Charity Spending 

Drop-off in corporate giving leaves groups scrambling

Nov 25, 08 12:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Charities used to getting much of their money from major corporations and private foundations are feeling the economic downturn, the Wall Street Journal reports. Bill Gates’ foundation plans to give fewer grants next year, and other large donors are honoring existing pledges but refusing to make new ones. “You... More »

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New York • Bear Stearns • Merrill Lynch • charity • Lehman Brothers • nonprofit • AIG • Hank Greenberg • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • Sheldon Adelson • financial crisis • David Koch

Market Meltdown Reshapes Forbes Rich List

Buffett bumps Gates
in redrawn rankings
of world's wealthiest

Oct 10, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The mortgage meltdown has certainly hit middle-class Americans hard but hasn't spared the uber-wealthy, Bloomberg reports. Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson’s net worth shed $4 billion between Aug. 29 and Oct. 1, for instance, while Warren Buffett overtook Bill Gates, whose net worth declined $1.5 billion, as... More »

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Google • stock market • Microsoft • Dell • Bill Gates • Larry Page • Sergey Brin • Forbes 400 • Carl Icahn • Warren Buffett • Larry Ellison • Oracle • Michael Dell • billionaire • Berkshire Hathaway • Las Vegas Sands Corp. • Oracle of Omaha • Sheldon Adelson • Charles Ergen

 Macau Casinos 
 Double Vegas' Take 

Chinese high rollers power Asia hot spot to record profits

Apr 21, 08 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you thought Las Vegas was gambling’s capital city, think again. Casinos in Macau didn’t just beat Nevada’s finest this quarter, they lapped them. Macau’s gambling revenues jumped 62% from a year ago, doubling Vegas’ take over that stretch—though the casinos, which can't lend money... More »

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China • gambling • casino • Macao • Steve Wynn • Sheldon Adelson

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