Some of Wednesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Businesses may get COVID-19 relief loans as soon as Friday, by Joyce M. Rosenberg
North Carolina hospitality industry says 370K out of work, by Gary D. Robertson
CNN
What happens to our food supply if American farmers can’t farm?, by Danielle Wiener-Bronner
Amazon fires warehouse worker who led Staten Island warehouse walkout, by Brian Fung
The Wall Street Journal
Xerox Is Ending Hostile Takeover Bid for HP, by Cara Lombardo
Apple Commits to Paying Contractors After Some Were Told They’d Lose Work, by Tripp Mickle
CNBC
With strikes and a ‘sick out,’ some grocery and delivery workers take defiant stance: One-time bonuses, temporary pay hikes aren’t enough, by Melissa Repko, Annie Palmer
Coronavirus expected to cripple US auto sales; companies push 0% financing, online buying, by Michael Wayland
Reuters
Caterpillar says it will not give annual salary increases this year, by Rajesh Kumar Singh
JetBlue to cut flights in and out of hometown New York by as much as 80%, by Tracy Rucinski
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