Strong growth in Canada more than offset COVID-19-induced declines in business in Europe and the United States for the third quarter ended September 30. The company, which has Dynamics and Oracle reselling operations, more than halved its loss while posting a 1.5-percent increase in revenue.

My wife got upset with me when she went, “I just broke another nail.” I replied “Why don’t have them all pulled if they are such trouble.”

The number of Xero subscribers in North America rose 17 percent to 251,000 for the first half ended September 30. The cloud software company this week also reported North American revenue reached about $20.8 million a 4-percent increase, a rise of 2 percent in constant currencies.