Some interesting stories from the past few weeks:

• Grocers Stopped Stockpiling Food. Then Came Coronavirus. “Just-in-time purchasing has been thrown out the window.”
• A Coronavirus Fix That Passes the Smell Test “Here might be a free way to get a signal, out of all the noise.”
• Big Business Is Helping America Survive the Coronavirus “It turns out that the larger, more profitable businesses are the ones that have the talent, the command of public attention and the financial resources to adjust to these changing conditions.”
• Gas Tax Revenue to Decline as Traffic Drops 38 Percent “[A] key consequence of millions of people staying at home is fewer cars on the roads. Fewer people driving means fewer people buying gasoline, which may have positive effects on air pollution but could be detrimental to motor fuel excise tax revenue for federal and state governments.”
• A German Export for Times of Crises: The Short-Time Work Scheme “Once the virus is contained and stay-at-home guidelines are lifted, businesses and employees in the short-time work scheme will be able to resume work immediately.”
• Coronavirus Means Everyone Wants Jigsaw Puzzles. Good Luck Buying One. “The demand is pretty infinite right now. . . . The challenge is to find ways to get it to consumers.”