Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
US hiring was likely solid in February before virus spread, by Christopher Rugaber
Income tax could pay for more than education under new plan
CNN
HBO is turning “The Last of Us” video game into a TV series, by Chauncey Alcorn
Luxury retailers suffer as Chinese tourists are subject to travel bans, by Hannah Zhang
The Wall Street Journal
Gap Chooses Insider to Take Over as CEO, by Micah Maidenberg
States, Insurers Move to Limit Coronavirus Testing Costs for Patients, by Anna Wilde Mathews
CNBC
‘Beyond busy’: Costco gets a sales boost from the coronavirus, by Lauren Thomas
Flight cuts, unpaid leave and hiring freezes: Airlines race to limit impact as coronavirus saps travel demand, by Leslie Josephs
Reuters
Facebook, Google ask San Francisco staff to work from home as coronavirus spreads, by Aishwarya Nair, Radhika Anilkumar
‘Unsustainable’: Mexico’s Pemex buckling under crushing pension debt, by Stefanie Eschenbacher
News about business journalism
Babad, longtime Canadian biz journalist, dies at 66
NY Times appoints Cargill as assistant national editor
UNC’s student-run biz news wire temporarily suspended
Meltzer, executive editor of Atlanta Biz Chronicle, to depart
Cannabis Group appoints two new editors and promotes digital editor
Wall Street Journal reporter Ben Eisen has signed a contract with Norton to write a book about…
Reuters has hired Pia Krishnakutty as a news producer. She has been at The Print as a…
The Indianapolis Business Journal is looking for our next news editor, a role that focuses…
Axios has chosen Ben Berkowitz to be its next managing editor of business and markets.…
Business Insider editor in chief Jamie Heller sent out the following on Monday: I'm thrilled…
Rest of World editor in chief Anup Kaphle sent out the following on Monday: We are excited…