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
