Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Some employers to laid-off staffers: Let’s stay in touch, by Christopher Rugaber
FDA hasn’t authorized a two-minute test for coronavirus, by Amanda Seitz
CNN
The world could soon run out of space to store oil. That may plunge prices below zero, by Matt Egan
This is no April Fool’s. British American Tobacco is trying to make a coronavirus vaccine, by Hanna Ziady
The Wall Street Journal
Florida Issues Statewide Limits as U.S. Coronavirus Cases Mount, by Talal Ansari, Phred Dvorak, Paul Hannon
U.S. Sues to Unwind Altria’s $12.8 Billion Investment in Juul, by Jennifer Maloney
CNBC
Worst yet to come as coronavirus takes its toll on auto sales, by Michael Wayland
Trump says he’s considering halting domestic flights between certain coronavirus hot spots, by Tucker Higgins, Leslie Josephs
Reuters
U.S. weekly jobless claims seen at record high: again, by Lucia Mutikani
U.S. light vehicle sales in March fall 27% on month as virus outbreak intensifies, by Kanishka Singh
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