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Survey suggests businesses feeling pinch of higher costs

NEW YORK — Rising costs for materials and labor appear to be pressuring businesses, a quarterly survey from the National Association of Business Economics suggests.

Netflix is raising its prices

Netflix is raising its prices for new members, and prices for existing members will follow suit after that.

Stratosphere Tower welcomes 40 millionth visitor

The Stratosphere Tower welcomed its 40 millionth visitor Monday, and the guest turned out to be British tourist making his first ever trip to Las Vegas.

Housing questions addressed in online town hall discussion

Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto partnered with the Financial Guidance Center to conduct the Twitter town hall on Monday as part of the state’s Home Again: Nevada Homeowner Relief Program.

AT&T explores expansion of super-fast Internet

AT&T plans a major expansion of super-fast Internet services to cover as many as 100 municipalities in 25 metropolitan areas.

Apple offering free recycling of all used products

Apple is offering free recycling of all its used products and vowing to power all of its stores, offices and data centers with renewable energy to reduce the pollution caused by its devices and online services.

Report: Billionaire Packer plans to make offer for Cosmopolitan

A spokeswoman for Deutsche Bank in New York declined comment Monday on an Australian press report that the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas could be sold to a company controlled by billionaire James Packer.

SLS Las Vegas has begun hiring to fill 2,700 jobs

The $415 million SLS Las Vegas has begun hiring to fill 2,700 jobs at the 1,600-room Strip resort that is expected to open Labor Day Weekend.

Convicted slot cheat included in Black Book dies

Convicted slot machine cheat Roderick Dee had just a five-month stay on Nevada’s Excluded Person List, commonly referred to as the Black Book. Dee died in December.

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