Bill.com Holdings Inc. Chief Executive René Lacerte is optimistic that the COVID-19 crisis will drive a longer-term shift to remote work that increases the demand for digital accounting tools. The company already saw signs of those trends in its recently ended fiscal fourth quarter, as it added 6,700 net new …
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Home sales grew in July, signaling how much the pandemic is adapting to where and how Americans want to live in this period of social distance and work from home. Buyers of homes that were restless in March and April when a large part of the country was under siege …
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Amazon.com Inc. expands its physical offices into six U.S. cities and adds thousands of business jobs in those areas, an indication that the tech giant is making long-term plans for office work, even if other businesses include continued remote employment. Amazon is preparing to add 3,500 business jobs across hubs …
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An additional $ 300 a week in federal unemployment benefits will likely take a few weeks to reach out to workers and funding could be depleted a month and a half later, a Labor official said. The official said states should be able to start making the payments after applying …
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