Some of Friday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
America’s business of prisons thrives even amid a pandemic, by Robin McDowell, Margie Mason
Loan program is short-term fix, not cure-all, for businesses, by Joyce M. Rosenberg
CNN
Business is booming for these 14 companies during the coronavirus pandemic, by Jordan Valinsky
Neiman Marcus files for bankruptcy, by Nathaniel Meyersohn, Chris Isidore
The Wall Street Journal
Live Nation’s Revenue Falls, Losses Widen as Coronavirus Hits Concerts, by Anne Steele
Restaurants Reopen, but Not Everyone Is Coming Back to Work, Heather Haddon, Te-Ping Chen
CNBC
Mall owner Brookfield will spend $5 billion to save retailers, by Lauren Thomas
Global luxury sales could collapse up to 60% in the second quarter, consulting firm says, by Saheli Roy Choudhury
Reuters
How Deere, Caterpillar kept plants running during the coronavirus outbreak, by Rajesh Kumar Singh
Exclusive: U.S. companies got emergency government loans despite having months of cash, by Joshua Franklin, Lawrence Delevingne
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