Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Layoffs and pay cuts are now striking more white collar jobs, by Christopher Rugaber
Business owners left out as lending program goes on hold, by Joyce M. Rosenberg, Andrew Taylor
CNN
United says demand for travel is ‘essentially zero’ and signals layoffs, by Chris Isidore
Volkswagen and Toyota will begin reopening European car plants next week, by Hanna Ziady
The Wall Street Journal
Supermarkets Adjust Meat Sections as Coronavirus Cuts Supply, by Jaewon Kang, Jacob Bunge
Shoes to Masks: Corporate Innovation Flourishes in Coronavirus Fight, by Greg Ip
CNBC
Boeing plans to resume Seattle-area aircraft production with physical distancing to avoid coronavirus, by Leslie Josephs
GE, Ford sign $336 million federal contract to make ventilators for coronavirus outbreak, by Michael Wayland
Reuters
Locked-down investors aim algorithms at chaotic currency markets, by Tommy Wilkes, Saikat Chatterjee
T-Mobile wins final approval for closed merger with Sprint, by Diane Bartz
News about business journalism
Reuters hires its first head of revenue
SABEW Canada names Best in Business finalists
Q&A: BuzzFeed tech reporter Kantrowitz talks his career and his book
CNN Business hires editors for beat teams, promotes staffers
WSJ’s Germano to join FT as sports biz correspondent
Seeking Alpha hires Bloomberg’s Olesen as VP of news as part of new strategy
Bloomberg’s Wong receives Sanford Best Young Journalist Award
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