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THE LATEST Business NEWS
Deutsche Bank drops gaming coverage

Wall Street investment house Deutsche Bank dropped its research coverage of the gaming industry’s equity side this week and its Las Vegas-based analysts formed an independent research and advisory firm.

State banks helped by government lend more

While big banks that got government assistance are making fewer loans, the two Nevada banks that received federal financial support did increase their lending in the last three months of 2008 by small percentages.

Foreclosures in March hit record locally

Lenders opened the floodgates by lifting a moratorium on foreclosures in March, resulting in a record number both in Clark County and nationally, a foreclosure expert said Thursday.

Bill would let hybrid cars use high-occupancy vehicle lanes

CARSON CITY — A Nevada Senate panel voted Thursday for a measure that would help promote plug-in hybrid cars by letting them use car pool highway lanes even if only one person is in the vehicle.

Some bank CEOs cut back holdings

Some Las Vegas bank chief executives have been trimming their holdings of their company’s stock in recent months as their share prices languished near all-time lows.

Boat retailer steers new sales course

Proshop Motorsports and Marine hit choppy waters in 2008, when the recession took the wind out of the Henderson retailer’s boat and personal-watercraft sales.

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