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IGT reports net profit in third quarter

Slot machine giant International Game Technology, which merged with lottery provider GTECH earlier this year, said Thursday the combined company recorded a net profit of $7.1 million in the third quarter. IGT, which is now headquartered in London but maintains a separate corporate office in Las Vegas, said the combined company grew revenue 30 percent to $1.22 billion in the quarter that ended Sept.

New edition of nonverbal assessment released

At the 2015 National Association for Gifted Children Conference, Pearson announced the next generation of the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test , the widely used measure to identify gifted and talented K-4 students. The NNAT3 features new content, updated normative data, and a new and user-friendly online interface that is optimized for administering the assessment with a tablet.

New edition of nonverbal assessment released

At the 2015 National Association for Gifted Children Conference, Pearson announced the next generation of the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test , the widely used measure to identify gifted and talented K-4 students. The NNAT3 features new content, updated normative data, and a new and user-friendly online interface that is optimized for administering the assessment with a tablet.

FTSE 100 movers: Rolls-Royce tumbles on profit warning, but BAE systems jumps

London’s FTSE 100 index was down 1.5% to 6,204.27 at 1435 GMT as huge losses for Rolls-Royce weighed on the index. Shares in Rolls-Royce Royce tanked after the aerospace and engineering firm said earnings for the year will be at the low end of guidance as it downgraded its expectations for next year and warned of a possible cut to the dividend.

FTSE 100 movers: Rolls-Royce tumbles on profit warning, but BAE systems jumps

London’s FTSE 100 index was down 1.5% to 6,204.27 at 1435 GMT as huge losses for Rolls-Royce weighed on the index. Shares in Rolls-Royce Royce tanked after the aerospace and engineering firm said earnings for the year will be at the low end of guidance as it downgraded its expectations for next year and warned of a possible cut to the dividend.

Fontainebleau on north Strip for sale

The commercial real estate firm CBRE announced today that it has listed the Fontainebleau, which sits on more than 22 acres on the east side of Las Vegas Boulevard South near Circus Circus and the shuttered Riviera. The mothballed project has made no substantial progress since billionaire investor Carl Icahn bought it out of bankruptcy for about $150 million more than five years ago.

Fontainebleau on north Strip for sale

The commercial real estate firm CBRE announced today that it has listed the Fontainebleau, which sits on more than 22 acres on the east side of Las Vegas Boulevard South near Circus Circus and the shuttered Riviera. The mothballed project has made no substantial progress since billionaire investor Carl Icahn bought it out of bankruptcy for about $150 million more than five years ago.

Moving elephant gives Jabbawockeez a chance to open trunk at MGM Grand

Cast members of Luxor headliners the Jabbawockeez arrive at the 2014 Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, at the Venetian. “When we came in here, there was a big elephant in here,” said Joe “Punkee” Larot, an original member of the Jabbawockeez during an interview in their new home at MGM Grand.