The Week in Business: It’s Ugly Out There

What’s Next? (May 10-16)

Creaking Back to Life

Certain businesses were allowed to reopen in 21 states this past week. But are government orders enough to make people feel safe going out to shop, eat, work out and get their hair done — especially as the virus is still spreading and lines for tests are long? In Georgia, the first state to do widespread openings of high-contact businesses like restaurants, gyms, salons and tattoo parlors, data shows that many business owners and consumers have been slow to poke out their heads. They may have good reason, as public health officials have warned that restarting the economy will lead to a wave of new infections.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/10/business/the-week-in-business-jobs-economy.html