S&P Puts Las Vegas Sands on Watch for Possible Upgrade (LVS)

Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s today put the ‘BB’ corporate credit rating of Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) on CreditWatch with positive implications. An S&P analyst noted: The CreditWatch listing reflects our belief that Las Vegas Sands may be…

Published February 7, 2012, 2:29pm ET · 1 min read

Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s today put the ‘BB’ corporate credit rating of Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) on CreditWatch with positive implications. An S&P analyst noted:

The CreditWatch listing reflects our belief that Las Vegas Sands may be in the position to maintain credit measures in line with a higher rating, even incorporating substantial development spending over the next few years.

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