78°F
weather icon Clear

Business

For Las Vegas business news covering casinos, energy, housing, entrepreneurs and more turn to Las Vegas Review-Journal.

THE LATEST Business NEWS
 
Hobby Lobby fined $3M for smuggling artifacts from Iraq

The arts-and-crafts retailer Hobby Lobby has agreed to pay a $3 million fine for illegally smuggling thousands of ancient clay artifacts into the United States from Iraq, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

 
6 big things Apple did at the developers conference

Chief executive Tim Cook said promised updates to each of Apple’s operating systems — for the Apple TV, the Apple Watch, mobile devices and computers — plus some additional announcements that he promises will be “major.”

 
British company key in safeguarding integrity of MLB games

They don’t play a lot of baseball in London, but a British company that monitors sports worldwide has a key role in protecting the integrity of Major League Baseball games.

 
Bellagio craps scheme defied 452 billion-to-1 odds

To say that four men who pulled more than $1 million from Bellagio craps tables defied the odds would be something of an understatement. The chances that they legitimately won as much as they did in one of their many sessions over the course of two years: 452 billion-to-1.

 
Greek banks will stay closed Tuesday and Wednesday

Greek banks will remain closed on Tuesday and Wednesday and a daily limit on cash withdrawals will stay at 60 euros, the head of the Greek banking association said.

 
It’s back: McRib makes its return to McDonald’s

Grab some extra napkins — that saucy McDonald’s McRib sandwich is back. In nearly all of its Southern Nevada stores, the sandwich has officially made its return, according to a McDonald’s Corp. spokeswoman.

 
‘Crop circle’ mystery a stunt to publicize computer chip

Chip maker Nvidia Corp. fessed up Sunday: They were responsible for the 310-foot “crop circle” in a California barley field, designed to draw attention to a new product as CES got going in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Average Gas Prices
Regular
Diesel
Source: AAA