Shares of Pearson plc traded up 1.72% during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting GBX 1420.00. The stock had a trading volume of 3,278,070 shares.
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Health district reports 3 more cases of measles
The cases involve adults under the age of 55 and are the result of an infected person who was working at Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House at the MGM Grand & Casino in February. The new cases involve two staff members and a patron.
Things to know as New Mexico weighs new tribal casino deal
New Mexico lawmakers are facing a hard deadline as agreements that allow a handful of American Indian tribes to operate casinos approach their expiration date. Gov. Susana Martinez’s office has spent the past three years working with tribes to craft a new gambling compact that supporters say would bring stability to New Mexico’s gaming industry, protect jobs and increase revenues to the state.
Racing Roundup: Cash Cab delivers in Dover feature
Cash Cab notched his second win to go with four seconds in his last seven starts for owner-trainer Jason Skinner. Allan Davis was in the sulky for the 1:56.2 triumph, a race in which Cash Cab was claimed by trainer Doug Lewis.
No jackpot winners in Powerball, Lotto
Louisiana Lottery officials say none of the tickets purchased for the Powerball game matched all six numbers drawn which were: 11-17-25-28-46, Powerball: 12, Power Play: 2. The $80 million jackpot rises to an estimated $90 million for Wednesday’s drawing. In the Lotto game, the $1.02 million prize rises to an estimated $1.075 million.
Farm delivers two-headed calf
The calf was stillborn, according to Patrick County High School junior Ali Mason, 17, who helped deliver it with her stepfather, former Patrick County sheriff David Hubbard.
The Motley Fool: Every Sunday, useful tips on investing
A: It’s an investing strategy that’s especially handy in our current environment of ultralow interest rates or whenever you expect rates to rise. Imagine that you have $30,000 that you want to put in certificates of deposit , but you’re put off by the low interest rates they offer.
PM Tony Abbott's 'positive' poll shows he's a dead man walking
Tony Abbott’s supporters will claim today’s poll as proof that there is life in his prime ministership yet. The surface reading of the latest Fairfax-Ipsos poll is that the key trends are all moving in Abbott’s favour.
International Game Technology's "Underperform" Rating Reaffirmed at Zacks
‘s stock had its “underperform” rating restated by Zacks in a report issued on Friday. They currently have a $16.00 target price on the stock.
Unclaimed Lottery money could be used to fund French Quarter police patrols, TV station reports
Louisiana Lottery officials said they are willing to work with state lawmakers on a proposal that would use unclaimed prize money to help fund additional Louisiana State Police patrols in the French Quarter, according to WGNO News. In this July 5, 2014, file photo, New Orleans Police officers and Louisiana State Troopers in the 100 block Bourbon Street at about 3 a.m. (Photo by Chris Granger, NOLA.com Louisiana Lottery officials said they are willing to work with state lawmakers on a proposal that would use unclaimed prize money to help fund additional Louisiana State Police patrols in the French Quarter, WGNO News reported .
What's wrong with Sin City?
WHAT has caused people call a visit to Las Vegas a “phony, fancypants ego trip”? Something’s gone wrong in Sin City and this hotel wants to turn it around. FOR the last six years, these jets have been sitting abandoned and incomplete.
DJ Chumlee set for Palms spinfest; Elvis' ceiling target practice at Hilton remembered
Austin “Chumlee” Russell arrives at the 2013 Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. The Kats Report Bureau is Starbucks on West Sahara and Decatur, across the street from where Tower Books & Records was once located at the Wow! retail center.
Iran hacked a U.S. casino, U.S. says
It’s been a year since American billionaire Sheldon Adelson’s casino company was hacked. Now the blame is officially being placed on Iran.
Las Vegas' The Duck Commander Musical Finds Its Stars on Broadway
Casting has been announced for the stage production of The Duck Commander Musical, based on the popular, yet controversial family from the A&E series “Duck Dynasty.” The Duck Commander will begin previews April 8 at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas with an official opening night set for April 15. The cast will include Broadway actors Mimi Bessette as Miss Kay, Ben Thompson as Willie, Tad Wilson as Phil and Russell Arden Koplin as Missy.
Pearson confident after completing restructuring
The U.K. publisher on Friday said it sees sales this year, excluding acquisitions and disposals, increasing for the first time in five years amid a recovery of its core educations markets, including the U.S. The company has also completed a two-year restructuring plan which has hit Pearson’s earnings but saved the business hundreds of millions of dollars. Pearson, which publishes the salmon-colored Financial Times newspaper, said its 2014 net profit fell to GBP470 million from GBP538 million the prior year.
Pearson Appoints New CFO
Pearson PLC on Friday appointed a new financial chief, as the U.K. publisher posted a lower full-year profit following a restructuring. The company said it has appointed Coram Williams, chief financial officer of book publisher Penguin Random House-a joint venture in which Pearson has a 47% stake-as its new CFO.
Rascal Flatts kicks off its Las Vegas residency in style
It was anything but a conventional grand entrance for Rascal Flatts on Wednesday as the band kicked off its nearly three-week Las Vegas stay an event unconventional in itself, considering the group is undertaking the first ever country residency to hit The Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. As part of the residency, dubbed “Rascal Flatts Vegas Riot!,” the band is slated to play a total of nine shows through March 14, opened each night “The Voice” season 7 winner Craig Wayne Boyd.
Magellan Midstream and Plains All American to Build Saddlehorn Pipeline
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. announced that they have formed Saddlehorn Pipeline Company, a 50/50 limited liability company, to construct, own and operate the Saddlehorn pipeline, an approximately 550-mile pipeline that will transport various grades of crude oil from the DJ Basin, and potentially the broader Rocky Mountain area resource plays, to storage facilities in Cushing, OK owned by Magellan and Plains. An extension to Carr, CO is also under consideration for connection to existing crude oil assets owned by Plains in that region.
Hybrid Cloud Is Focus of IBM Confab
As it gets under way at the MGM Grand & Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, IBM’s InterConnect 2015 corporate convention will touch on , asset management, Internet of Things, application integration, and smarter processes. But a main area of focus is expected to be cloud technology, which gives IBM’s individual businesses a chance to discuss and demonstrate how they can better leverage each other’s technologies and capabilities.
Jackpot-winning lottery ticket sold in Northeast Philly
A Cash 5 ticket sold at a restaurant supply store in the Crescentville section of Northeast Philadelphia won the jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing, the Pennsylvania Lottery announced. The ticket, sold at PJP Marketplace at 537 Adams Ave., correctly matched all five balls, 08-12-13-20-22, to net a prize of $450,000, less 25 percent federal withholding.