Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Persistently high layoffs suggest a slow US economic rebound, by Christopher Rugaber
‘Adapt or die’ — Restaurants find ways to evolve amid virus, by Mark Kennedy
CNN
Ford’s electric Mustang will offer hands-free driving technology next year, by Peter Valdes-Dapen
A new threat to global trade: Exhausted crews want off cargo ships now, by Hanna Ziady
The Wall Street Journal
A New Guide to Air Travel During Coronavirus, by Alison Sider
AMC Plans to Reopen Most Movie Theaters by Mid-July, by Erich Schwartzel, R.T. Watson
CNBC
Kroger stuns with 92% e-commerce gain, but it has to prove it’s not a coronavirus blip, by Melissa Repko
McDonald’s to hire 260,000 workers as it reopens U.S. dining rooms, by Amelia Lucas
Reuters
Discount grocers look to jump on home delivery bandwagon, by Emma Thomasson, Kames Davey
Facebook acquires crowdsourced mapping company Mapillary, by Katie Paul
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