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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…
The US economy grew less than 2 percent in the first quarter for the first time in over a year and a half, based on a new government report released Thursday. The Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 1.6 percent annually in the first quarter, according to the Commerce Department’s…
The owner of a gold shop in Roi Et, a province in northeastern Thailand, has been giving out free second-hand student uniforms to help reduce parents' expenses for the upcoming semester. Wimol…
Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, asked Congress on Tuesday to investigate “potential manipulation” of its share price. Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes voiced concerns about “naked” short selling of the company’s stock in a letter to the Republican chairs of the House Judiciary, Oversight, Financial Services and Ways and…
Business groups, led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to contest its decision to ban noncompete agreements. On Tuesday, the FTC voted 3-2 to approve the rule prohibiting new noncompete agreements. The rule also mandates that employers invalidate existing noncompete agreements and inform current and former employees that they will not be…
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has urgently written to the government recommending that they reduce the size of the “digital wallet” scheme by only giving the 10,000 baht benefit to about…
The new store will bring 32 jobs, and marks a return to the area for Goodwill.
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