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Ultra-low mortgage rates, a shortage of existing homes for sale and strong demand for new high-tech homes catapulted the homebuilder's sales.

Now equipped with business continuity plans companies need to maintain this new 'emergency mode' during the pandemic for weeks and months to come, says Wendy M. Pfeiffer, CIO, Nutanix.

TikTok has officially opened up its "self-serve" platform that lets companies buy and manage ad campaigns directly, a move to lure the ad dollars of small and medium-sized businesses.

Tesla's stock is prone to pullbacks, which historically have been the best times to buy in, said Joule Financial's Quint Tatro.

After a brief pullback, homebuyers rushed back into the mortgage market last week, taking advantage of record low mortgage rates.

This year, the "Oracle of Omaha" is distributing 15.9 million class B shares of Berkshire Hathaway valued at about $2.9 billion.

U.K. Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a back-to-work bonus scheme for businesses bringing furloughed employees back to work.

States like Arkansas, Missouri and Nebraska are reinstating a requirement to look for work as a condition of collecting unemployment benefits.

A recession isn't getting in the way of a smaller technology company picking up a fast-growing start-up.

Slack is acquiring software as a service company Rimeto, the company announced Wednesday. Slack did not disclose the terms of the deal.

The five largest stocks on the S&P 500 – Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Facebook and Amazon — have rallied double digits, but just one of the 50 smallest S&P 500 is in positive territory.

People who need extra money can turn to flex, remote jobs, and some pay over $18 an hour.

Wray's comments come on the heels of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's threat to ban TikTok as well as other Chinese social media apps citing national security concerns.

Nobody really knows what the back-to-school shopping season is going to look like this year — not retailers, parents, students nor teachers.

J.K. Rowling, the author of the "Harry Potter" series, has criticized the relatively new "cancel culture" phenomenon in an open letter published in Harper's Magazine.

Roberts, 65, spent the night in a hospital as a precaution, and doctors believe he got lightheaded because of dehydration, a court spokeswoman said.

The coronavirus has infected more than 11.64 million people around the world as of Tuesday, killing at least 538,780 people.

Europe has largely opened its doors for summer travel, though many people are still cautious about traveling during a pandemic. One way to avoid crowds is to head to smaller European destinations.

The coronavirus pandemic has made securing an interview even more difficult for job hunters. But there are still common mistakes you can avoid to improve your chances, according to personal finance expert Ramit Sethi.

AMC has been battered by the coronavirus, and the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the company is working on a financing deal to keep from going bankrupt.