European policy makers have begun to worry about one similarity Portugal has with Greece: the small part exports play in both their economies.

A financial turnaround at Las Vegas Sands Corp. is beginning to pay off for chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson, who during the financial crisis put $1 billion of his own money into the struggling casino operator.

Asian shares rose after an upbeat jobs report from the U.S. suggested the recovery in the world's biggest economy was picking up pace, driving cyclical stocks higher and buoying the U.S. dollar. The Nikkei rose 1.2%.

With interest rates likely stuck near zero for nearly three more years, conservative investors—from retirees and college savers to banks and insurance companies—face a tough choice: move into riskier investments or continue coming up short from low-risk investments that aren't even keeping pace with inflation.

Las Vegas Sands and Malaysia's Genting are regrouping after a bill to authorize three casinos in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties stalled last week in the state legislature.