U.S. consumer sentiment fell to the lowest level since 2016. (WSJ)
The OECD says measures taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus could lower economic activity in the U.S. and other developed countries by a quarter. (WSJ)
The Trump administration is preparing to suspend collection of tariffs from importers for three months to give U.S. companies financial relief. (WSJ)
U.S. producers and distributors of medical supplies are seeking federal guidance about where to ship their products to address coronavirus-related shortages. (WSJ)
The Small Business Administration’s disaster loan program has gotten off to a rocky start, with businesses complaining they can’t file applications online. (WSJ)
Toyota Motor North America will turn several of its facilities toward making face shields. (WSJ)
Food products distributor Sysco will allow some of its furloughed employees to work at Kroger locations for 30 days or more. (WSJ)
U.S. retailer Stage Stores has closed the remaining 245 stores it was still operating and furloughed nearly all sales and distribution center workers. (WSJ)
The Trump administration is moving ahead with new restrictions aimed at cutting off China’s Huawei Technologies from a main supplier of advanced semiconductors. (WSJ)
The Netherlands and Spain say coronavirus-related equipment delivered from China is defective. (South China Morning Post)
Amazon warehouse workers at a Staten Island, N.Y., facility planned to strike today to protest what they say is a lack of protections for employees. (CNBC)
Grocer Kroger implemented new health checks at a Memphis, Tenn., distribution center after a worker there tested positive for coronavirus. (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
Apparel retailer Ross Stores canceled all its merchandise orders for the next three months. (Sourcing Journal)
Snack maker Mondelez says it has mapped out almost all of its coca suppliers across Ghana, the Ivory Coast and Indonesia to combat deforestation. (Supply Chain Digital)
A surge in airfreight demand is waning as retailers cancel orders and Western countries lock down their economies. (The Loadstar)
Airport ground handling companies in the U.K. say their businesses face imminent collapse. (Air Cargo News)
Ceva Logistics declared force majeure on contract terms, in a sign of broad changes in service agreements with transportation carriers. (Supply Chain Dive)
A container ship with capacity for 8,200 boxes ran aground on the Mississippi River south of New Orleans. (New Orleans Time-Picayune)
Powell’s Books of Portland, Ore., rehired about 100 workers after it received a flood of online orders once the storefront closed. (KGW8)
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