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Shares of GameStop skyrocketed Monday after the same amateur trader who drove the 2021 meme stock frenzy over the video game retailer returned to social media. GameStop shares were up nearly 70 percent Monday morning, rising to roughly $30 per share from a Friday closing price of $17.39. GameStop shares had peaked at just under…
A record number of Americans are expected to travel by car this Memorial Day weekend, and airports could be busier than they’ve been since 2005, according to a forecast released Monday by AAA. The auto club anticipates 43.8 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home over the holiday weekend, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.…
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin wants to upgrade Hua Hin airport, to accommodate more and international flights, and to change its name to “Petch Hua Hin”. During his inspection trip to…
Publishing company Condé Nast reached a last-minute agreement with staffers on Monday morning, averting a strike ahead of Monday night’s Met Gala in New York, according to union leaders. “We are excited to announce that we have a tentative agreement with @condenast on our first contract,” the Condé union said in a statement on X.…
The financial outlook for Medicare improved in the past year, and the program’s funding to pay all the costs for hospital services of older and disabled beneficiaries won’t run out until 2036, five years later than last year’s estimated date. A stronger than expected economy and lower expenditures on services such as inpatient hospital and…
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz urged his successors to get back to basics as the company sees falling sales. Schultz said in a LinkedIn post that leaders should focus on spending time in stores and on providing good coffee rather than other management strategies. “At any company that misses badly, there must be contrition and…
The Biden administration will grant roughly $285 million in funding from the CHIPS for America Program for development and research of digital twins in the semiconductor industry, the Commerce Department and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced Monday. The latest announcement for the notice of funding opportunity is part of the push from…
People's trust in President Biden’s ability to make economic decisions is one of the lowest in the past twenty years. Gallup has tracked confidence in presidents to do the right thing on the economy since 2001, when former President George W. Bush took office. Confidence in Biden’s economic management dropped from 57 percent to below 40 percent in…
The Bucks County Community College Foundation (BCCCF) is excited to announce the successful conclusion of its seventeenth annual 'Salute to Mothers Scholarship Tea Event,' held on Friday, April 19, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Newtown, PA campus. The event, which celebrated and supported student mothers pursuing higher education, was a resounding success, drawing in a record […]
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