Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
$10 toilet paper? Coronavirus gouging complaints surge in US, by Reese Dunklin, Justin Pritchard
A pot shop at your door: Home delivery surges amid outbreak, by Michael R. Blood, Haven Daley
CNN
Goldman Sachs predicts 2.25 million Americans filed initial unemployment claims this week, the highest on record, by Annalyn Kurtz
Gun sales surge as coronavirus pandemic spreads, by Chauncy Alcorn
The Wall Street Journal
As Businesses Shut, How Many U.S. Workers Can Work From Home?, by Stephanie Stamm
Boeing Considers Dividend Cut, Layoffs Amid Cash Drain, by Andrew Tangel, Doug Cameron
CNBC
Web traffic spiked 20% in one week amid coronavirus shutdown, Verizon CEO says, by Tyler Clifford
Walmart to pay special cash bonuses, hire 150,000 workers in response to coronavirus demand, by Anjali Robins
Reuters
Trump says he would support government taking stake in certain companies, by Alexandra Alper
U.S. conglomerates see borrowing costs spike, by Joshua Franklin
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