COVID-19 News Roundup

The latest news exploring how businesses are navigating the global pandemic

May 1, 2020: COVID-19 News Roundup

Corporate Response 
  ⦁  Who’s returning and who’s keeping their PPP loans? NPR
  ⦁  The US could be weeks away from meat shortages with more shutdowns, Bloomberg
  ⦁  Amazon screening new merchants via video calls to minimize fraud, The Verge
  ⦁  A crisis playbook for family businesses, HBR

Global View
  ⦁  4 key capabilities of wise leaders, MIT
  ⦁  How can you build a more resilient supply chain amid the pandemic? HBR
  ⦁  Born out of one downturn, will Airbnb survive this one? Bloomberg
  ⦁  Marketing and sales leaders can shape the new normal, McKinsey

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Investing
  ⦁  The pandemic is forcing fundraising discounts across the board, Tech Crunch
  ⦁  Hack hits PE firms in million dollar heist, Forbes
  ⦁  Should the US government restrict corporate acquisitions during the pandemic? NY Times
  ⦁  VC fundraising will be harder hit in 2021, The Information

What's Ahead
  ⦁  How will the pandemic change retail and cities? The Atlantic
  ⦁  Boeing CEO expects it to take two to three years for air travel recovery, CNBC
  ⦁  How much more will the US have to spend to recover? CNBC
  ⦁  The impact of COVID-19 on blockchain technology, HBR


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