The exemption, known as the “de minimis” exemption, allows packages worth less than $800 to come into the U.S. duty free. A total of 1.36 billion packages were sent in 2024 under this exemption.
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The retailer is known for offering a wide range of goods, including cosmetics, housewares, stationary, toys, blind boxes and electronics.
In addition, a casino in the western Las Vegas Valley had its new high-limit room live up to its name with two big jackpots.
He said that there are risks of both rising unemployment and stubbornly higher inflation. Yet he suggested that with hiring sluggish, the job market could weaken further.
The lawsuit filed by Robinhood Derivatives LLC Tuesday is similar to the complaint currently in litigation involving KalshiEx LLC.
It took a special Nevada Gaming Control Board meeting Thursday morning for Joe Asher’s Boomer’s franchise to expand to Carson City’s Casino Fandango.
Nevada marijuana tax revenues top $31 million in first four months of fiscal year; more than 45 percent of projections for the full year already collected.
Richard Karpel will take over management of the association starting Tuesday and will relocate from Washington, D.C., to Nevada.
Two more companies have asked the Nevada Public Utilities Commission for permission to leave NV Energy, adding to a total list of 10 companies that have requested access to an alternative energy supplier in 2018.
The Knights aren’t as dominant on the ice this season, but there is still plenty of excitement for desert hockey.
The department reported that Nevada’s personal income growth jumped 6.2 percent compared to the previous quarter. Earnings alone grew 6.4 percent, adding more than $1 billion to Nevadans’ incomes.
UNLV will offera new unmanned aerial systems certification program in the upcoming spring semester, broadening the local workforce’s skillset as the demand for drone pilots increases across industries.
CES, the world’s largest consumer tech show, is coming into Las Vegas Jan. 8, and is expected to bring in more than 180,000 visitors. Attraction businesses across the valley are preparing to see swings in the number of visitors.
When Dorian Levy decided to launch JottShots, he knew Las Vegas’ party-city reputation and high tourist volume made it the perfect market for the pre-packaged, ready-to-drink jello shots.
Take a glance around Chris Walach’s office, and you’ll pick up hints of his past.
It may be 50 degrees outside with no snow in sight, but the inside of the Postal Service facility in south Las Vegas could pass for a workshop in the North Pole.
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Team owner John Fisher and his family have the funding in place to pay for whatever the final cost of the stadium might be, according to team president Marc Badain.
Big lines of people were waiting for the doors to open at a members-only retailer’s newest store in the southwest Las Vegas Valley.
Visitor volume and consumer spending are tumbling in America’s casino capital, and the local jobless rate is among the highest in the country for big metro areas.
While reports of the city’s demise are overstated, Las Vegas is grappling with the perception that the value that once defined it is slipping away.
