Business news for Mon, 24 Dec 2007 & with words expected+global. 2 news.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Harrah's Entertainment Inc. said Monday that the National Indian Gaming Commission has given it all necessary regulatory approvals to close the proposed acquisition of the company by affiliates of Apollo Global Manangement and TPG Capital. With no more regulatory clearances required, the deal is expected to close in early 2008.

Singapore is spending S$2 billion (US$1.38 billion) to boost annual capacity at its container port by about 40 percent to cope with the higher volumes expected from global trade, a newspaper said on Saturday.