Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of web services at Amazon.com Inc., speaks during the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Summit in San Francisco on April 19, 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon’s cloud division on Tuesday announced the availability of new virtual computing instances for software developers that run Apple’s MacOS operating […]
Biden will likely require walking boot for several weeks after fracturing foot
President-elect Joe Biden introduces key foreign policy and national security nominees and appointments at the Queen Theatre on November 24, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Mark Makela | Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden will likely have to wear a walking boot for several weeks after suffering small fractures in his foot, his physician said on Sunday. […]
How is holiday entitlement calculated?
Calculating holiday entitlement can be confusing. Employees are legally entitled to have 20 days paid holiday plus 8 bank holidays each year. If the employee works part time their entitlement is based on the number of days each week they work. For example, if they work 2 days a week they would be entitled to […]
The UFO ETF is up 20% this month. How a Biden administration could impact the space trade
The space trade is skyrocketing higher. The Procure Space ETF (UFO), the first-ever global ETF to give investors access to the growing space industry, has soared nearly 20% in November amid some positive tailwinds including SpaceX’s historic Crew-1 launch with NASA, the first of its kind conducted by a private company. Though some of the […]
Salesforce buying Slack would mark the first big software deal in a boom year for the cloud
Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff speaks at the grand opening of the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco in May 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The tech industry has seen some hefty deals announced during the 2020 pandemic, including several in the tens of billions of dollars. But not in software. That could […]
Oxford, WHO scientists say more data needed on AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine trials
More data will be needed from AstraZeneca‘s coronavirus vaccine trials to determine the drug’s safety and efficacy following concerns from experts in the U.S., scientists from the University of Oxford and the World Health Organization said on Friday. “There’s always a problem in announcing scientific results by press release, and that is that you don’t […]
Amazon gives front-line workers a $300 holiday bonus
An Amazon warehouse Getty Images Amazon is providing front-line workers a one-time bonus to share its appreciation for their work heading into “the peak of the holiday season,” the company announced Thursday. In a blog post, Dave Clark, Amazon’s senior vice president of retail operations, said full-time operations staff who are employed by the company from […]
5 Most Common Bookkeeping Mistakes That Could Hurt Your Business
Many small business owners tend to handle their own bookkeeping, especially when they’ve just started out. However, keeping track of the finance-side of the business– everything from income to expenses to tax compliance– can be overwhelming. Mistakes can happen quite easily and can have costly consequences to your business. Below are five of the most […]
‘We should be substantially back to normal’ by summer 2021, says Operation Warp Speed’s chief science advisor
Operation Warp Speed’s Chief Science Advisor Moncef Slaoui told CNBC that Americans can expect to get back to ‘normal’ by summer 2021, as families across the United States spend Thanksgiving apart this year in order to keep their loved ones safe. “We hope that we would have vaccinated 70% to 80% of the U.S. population […]
Boston Market small group orders surge triple digits as CDC urges Thanksgiving gathering limits
Boston Market has seen food orders for small groups grow exponentially, offsetting losses to the fast-casual restaurant’s catering business and signaling that families are taking the government’s advice to limit gathering sizes for Thanksgiving dinner, President Randy Miller told CNBC Wednesday. “I am optimistic that we’re actually going to exceed last year in sales,” he said […]