Some of Monday’s top business news stories:
Associated Press
US adds new sanction on Chinese tech giant Huawei, by Frank Bajak
U.S. layoffs surged to record high of 11.4 million in March, by Christopher Rugaber
CNN
Restaurant and bar owners say social distancing could wipe out their industry, by Eoin McSweeney, Emmet Lyons
Amazon insists sharing data on coronavirus cases in its warehouses isn’t useful, by Sara Ashley O’Brien
The Wall Street Journal
SoftBank in Talks to Sell T-Mobile Shares to Deutsche Telekom, by Drew FitzGerald, Cara Lombardo
Silicon Valley’s Next Big Office Idea: Work From Anywhere, by Katherine Bindley
CNBC
Outdoor furniture sales grow as customers prepare for a summer at home, by Hannah Miller
How the pandemic may change the way we grocery shop, by Melissa Repko
Reuters
U.S. mulls paying companies, tax breaks to pull supply chains from China, by Andrea Shalal, Alexandra Alper, Patricia Zengerle
U.S. auto industry to begin reopening plants in recovery from pandemic, by Ben Klayman, Nick Carey
News about business journalism
Vanac hired by Cleveland Biz Journal as a reporter
Why ACBJ is expanding into Cleveland
The importance of investigative business reporting
How a CNBC reporter created a website to steal her stories
Minnesota Public Radio biz reporter among those laid off
Fleming becomes senior editor of memberships at Adweek
Vice’s tobacco/vape and labor reporter Norcia is laid off
FT cutting editorial spending as digital subscribers rise
