8 businesses whose leaders have slashed their salaries to $0 as the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on industries around the world

The coronavirus pandemic has spread across the US without being contained, forcing business closures, job losses, and a plummeting stock market .
Leaders from some of the companies most affected by the pandemic are forfeiting their paychecks.
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There are now over 46,200 reported coronavirus cases in the US.

The outbreak has created an unprecedented challenge to the economy . Many parts of the economy shut down virtually overnight, causing a wave of job losses and a plummeting stock market .

Companies across the country are grappling with the sudden financial stress caused by the pandemic and taking measures to mitigate the inevitable blow it will have on business.

Leaders from some of the companies most affected by the pandemic, particularly airlines, are forfeiting their paychecks as the pandemic worsens. These leaders include the co-founders of Lyft and the president of Marriott. Yahoo Finance also reported on the trend of business leaders taking paycuts.

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