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Cashman Equipment opens new rental shop

Rising fuel prices buck trends

‘Tis the season for quirky economic data, from unprecedented drops in state taxable sales to an unusual national pairing of flat incomes and rising consumer spending.

Search engine eZanga aims to gauge whether clicks are friendly or fraud

If you use the World Wide Web you know Google, Yahoo and most likely Bing. You may also be familiar with AOL, Ask, AltaVista, Dogpile and any of a handful of other search engines. Most users typically find what works for them and stick with it.

‘Clunkers’ helped economy, environment, auto execs say

After missing Monday’s trade-in deadline, Las Vegas hotel worker Stuart Michaels is wondering if the government might reinstate the “Cash for Clunkers” incentive package that stimulated nearly 700,000 new-car sales in the last five weeks.

Gaming sector latest target of shareholder lawsuits

Casino industry stockholders who collectively lost millions of dollars in investments when Wall Street tanked over the last 18 months are asking the courts to remedy their losses.

PLAN TO WEATHERIZE HOUSES VIA STIMULUS FUNDS HITS SNAGS

When Nevada learned it would get $37 million in federal stimulus to help low-income households cut energy costs, state officials zeroed in on expanding existing and largely successful weatherization programs. But things haven’t gone exactly to plan.

Fighting over allocation of the money has delayed distribution of the funds that would be used to lower residential utility bills and create hundreds of weatherization jobs for contractors.

CPA, firm agree to make payment of $320,000

Certified public accountant Michael Moore and his Las Vegas firm, Moore & Associates, agreed to pay $320,000 relating to allegations that they issued false audit reports on 300 public companies, the government announced Thursday.

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MGM Mirage starts bond exchange offer

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