Mr Naini says Thailand serves as a major export market for eBay in Asean. Global e-commerce giant eBay says it sees increasing potential for various export products from Thailand, particularly jewellery, diamonds, gemstones and collectable cards, while the company is stepping up efforts to onboard suppliers of these items. The company also notes a rising trend in … [Read more...] about Thai market holds promise for eBay
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S. Korea President to support Biden’s new economy grouping
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Direk Mae weighs in on the ‘KathNiel’ magic
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Opinion: Bitcoin, NFTs, SPACs, meme stocks — all those pandemic investment darlings are crashing
The finance world, which is constantly on the lookout for rules and laws it can break in the interest of making more money, may have come up against the one law that can't be broken: the law of gravity. Over the last few weeks and months, almost every financial asset has come hurtling back to Earth after high-altitude flights. That includes conventional stocks and bonds, … [Read more...] about Opinion: Bitcoin, NFTs, SPACs, meme stocks — all those pandemic investment darlings are crashing