Christmas is just around the corner, and while it's one of the most wonderful times of the year, it can also be one of the most stressful for your wallet. Americans are projected to spend at least $980 billion from November 1 to December 31 this year. Festive feelings may be further dampened by the fact that inflation will get you much less bang for your buck during your Christmas shopping.

The holidays are traditionally a time to tip those who have made your life easier, more convenient or more enjoyable throughout the year. Although not required, Christmas tips also provide a financial boost to workers who may be struggling to make ends meet during the holiday season.

It’s hard to imagine Las Vegas casino behemoth MGM Resorts International associated with failure. But the company’s 33-acre MGM Grand Adventures theme park, which first opened Dec. 18, 1993, and closed less than seven years later, has to qualify as one of the city’s historic flops.

A headline initially used in a Las Vegas Review-Journal online story implied that a UNLV professor was endorsing Donald Trump for president.

Las Vegas’ recent emphasis on sports tourism and the apparent reversal of a common visitation trend are keeping Southern Nevada’s tourism economy healthy, a UNLV expert said Tuesday.

With a flash and a boom, the Tropicana went bust. The iconic casino was torn down in the wee hours Wednesday morning to make way for a baseball stadium, part of an ongoing pivot that Las Vegas officials hope will fuel the city’s economic future as affordability concerns simmer on and off the Strip.

The Tropicana collapsed with a bang. The iconic casino was demolished early Wednesday to make way for a baseball stadium, part of a shift that Las Vegas officials hope will boost the city's economic future as concerns about affordability mount on and off the Strip, the iconic thoroughfare home to the city's most celebrated hotels.

Ports from Maine to Texas shut down this week when the union representing about 45,000 dock workers went on strike for the first time since 1977. The strike began over stalled contract negotiations between port workers and shipping companies.