Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
Amazon seeks to hire 100,000 to keep up with surge in orders, by Joseph Pisani
Court approves PG&E’s $23B bankruptcy financing package, by Michael Liedtke
CNN
McDonald’s closes seating at corporate-owned restaurants amid coronavirus outbreak, by Rob McLean
US airline industry seeks about $50 billion in federal help, by Gregory Wallace, Phil Mattingly, Kylie Atwood Chris Isidore
Europe’s car industry employs 14 million people. It’s shutting down, by Charles Riley
The Wall Street Journal
Human Testing Begins Earlier Than Expected For U.S. Coronavirus Vaccine, by Thomas M. Burton, Peter Loftus
Tesla Says It Delivered First Model Y SUV, by Tim Higgins
CNBC
Universal to release movies online while they are in theaters, starting with ‘Trolls World Tour’, by Sarah Whitten
GM offering 0% financing for 7 years, deferred payments amid coronavirus outbreak, by Michael Wayland, Phil LeBeau
Reuters
Airbus to suspend production in France and Spain, by Tim Hepher, Sarah White
Nordstrom shuts stores, pulls 2020 outlook due to coronavirus, by Bhargav Acharya, Subrat Patnaik
News about business journalism
WSJ editor Murray: This is transformational time when we’ll show mettle
Reuters names staffers to new roles
Raice named WSJ’s Midwest bureau chief for US news
Bisnow reporter Sperance set to join Skift
NY Post’s Squire to join Digital Trends as news editor
Bloomberg News hires WSJ reporter Roof for deals team
Philly NewsGuild and Philly Inquirer agree to tentative labor pact
Marinova departing Fortune to build newsletter as a business
