Talking Biz News Today — March 27, 2020

Some of Friday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Are gun shops ‘essential’ businesses during a pandemic?, by Lisa Marie Pane, Jim Vertuno

3.3 million seek US jobless aid, nearly 5 times earlier high, by Christopher Rugaber

CNN

Why CEOs are giving up their salaries during the coronavirus crisis, by Clare Duffy

Ford plans to reopen some plants soon, but workers are worried about coronavirus, by Chris Isidore, Peter Valdes-Dapena

The Wall Street Journal

U.S. to Take Stakes in Airlines in Exchange for Grants, Mnuchin Says, by Siobhan Hughes, Alison Sider, Kate Davidson

Coronavirus Quarantine Boosts Streaming Video, but Not Advertising Yet, by Sahil Patel

CNBC

GM temporarily cuts pay by 20% for 69,000 salaried workers amid coronavirus pandemic, by Michael Wayland

Craft distillers and brewers making sanitizer are lobbying Congress and FDA to keep producing, by Frank Holland

Reuters

U.S. airlines to dash for cash grants, not loans, even with potential government stake, by Tracy Rucinski, David Shepardson

Tesla to slash on-site staff at Nevada factory by 75% due to virus: county manager, by Yilei Sun, Makiko Yamazaki

News about business journalism

Charleston biz reporter wins national award for covering patient debt

Anderson named business editor of Maine newspaper

FT’s Telegram is providing in-depth coronavirus coverage

D Magazine lays off 15 staff members

Dow Jones to award £10,000 to Journalism Diversity Fund

Digiday redesigns site to reflect three brands

Barron’s Group online traffic is up 185 percent