US economic growth surprises on upsideThe US economy grew at a modest seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.mini storage7 per cent in the second quarter, official data showed. Growth improved from 1.1 per cent in the first quarter, revised from an initially reported 1.8 per cent. Most economists had predicted second-quarter growth of about 1 per cent. APHSBC director quits to become FBI chiefIndependent non-executive director James Comey has resigned from HSBC’s board, with effect from September 4, after being confirmed by the US Senate as the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s next director. Comey, a former US deputy attorney general, was appointed to the board in March and served on the bank’s financial sself storagestem vulnerabilities committee. Kanis LiSands fails to quash Suen’s jury awardLas Vegas Sands lost a bid to set aside a US$101.6 million jury award to Richard Suen, a Hong Kong businessman who claimed he helped the casino operator obtain a gaming licence in Macau. A Las Vegas judge refused to order a new trial or cut the jury award. BloombergShun Tak wins Hengqin site for 721m yuanCasino mogul Stanley Ho Hung-sun’s Shun Tak won a site on Zhuhai’s Hengqin Island, next to Macau, for 721 million yuan (HK$912 million). The island aims to be a tourism, leisure and financial services hub. The 23,834 square metre site can be used for office, hotel or commercial premises and serviced apartments. Eric Ng迷你倉
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