Some of Thursday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Next up: Trump’s $1T plan to stabilize economy hit by virus, by Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro
Europe’s central bank launches new program to calm markets, by David McHugh
CNN
Facebook has a coronavirus problem. It’s WhatsApp., by Hadas Gold, Donie O’Sullivan
European brewers and distillers switch production from booze to hand sanitizer, by Jack Guy
The Wall Street Journal
Call It a Layoff, a Furlough or a Cut Shift: Americans are Losing Work, by Micah Midenberg, Chip Cutter, Rachel Feintzeig
Apple Updates iPad, MacBook Air With New Keyboard, by Sarah E. Needleman, Tripp Mickle
CNBC
General Motors studying whether auto factories can be used to make medical supplies in coronavirus fight, by Noah Higgins-Dunn, Phil LeBeau
Hotels face drop in occupancy, revenue amid coronavirus outbreak, by Harriet Baskas
Reuters
Tesla’s Musk offers to make ventilators amid shortage in coronavirus battle, by Sayantani Ghosh
Airline industry may not survive without state aid: Lufthansa, by Douglas Busvine
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