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Amazon, JPMorgan Donate Money To Ease Coronavirus Crisis

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The bank plans to donate $2 million to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund run by the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO). Amazon is also going to give cash to food banks in the region, which will use the money to provide necessities for families and persons in need.

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NAR: High Prices Stifle October Home Sales

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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said that its Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) is down for the second consecutive month, dropping 1.1 Only the southern region of the U.S. saw encouraging expansion, “although each region achieved year-over-year gains in pending home sales transactions,” the announcement stated.

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AmazonFresh Continues To Expand

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26) that its grocery delivery platform, AmazonFresh, is continuing its march toward national domination with the addition of two new cities : Chicago and Dallas. We continue to expand AmazonFresh into new regions so that more and more customers can take advantage of the service,” said Ben Hartman, VP of AmazonFresh.

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Amazon, Trucking Startup CargoX Team On Brazilian Logistics

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Amazon has been working hard to boost its presence in the region. Earlier this year, it was reported that the Seattle-based company was looking to lease a 50,000-square-meter warehouse near São Paulo. The only nations that see more beauty sales are the U.S., China and Japan. billion reais ($13.7 billion) this year.

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A Continued Decline in Housing Inventory

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A closer look at the data by metro regions in which Washington Trust Bank primarily operates shows that this decrease in available listings is occurring locally as well. The active listing count by metro region has also declined when compared to the previous 4 year average. National Home Price NSA Index reported a 13.2%

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Google Testing Same-Day Delivery In San Francisco

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NBC News reported that national, regional and local merchants are testing Google Shopping Express with big-name retailers including Target and Walgreens. The report speculated that the service could also prompt more merchants to buy online ads if the same-day delivery service takes off.

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Coronavirus: Amazon Adjusts Attendance Policy; Trip.com Chairman, CEO To Stop Taking Salaries

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And Amazon also told employees in Seattle, Bellevue and the San Francisco Bay Area to telecommute if they have the ability to through the conclusion of March. All of the nation’s schools were previously shuttered until mid-March. It has made multiple changes to its workforce during recent times because of the virus.

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