Company earnings tell the story of the pandemic's early days

A shop vendor wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus waits for customer outside headscarves shop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday, May 11, 2020. Despite a sharp drop in infections, Malaysia's leader said restrictions to fight the coronavirus will be extended by four more weeks until June 9. The government has already let most businesses reopen with strict conditions to help revive a hard-hit economy. But mass gatherings are still barred, with schools, cinemas and houses of worship staying shut, group sports prohibited and interstate travel banned. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Devotees, wearing face mask protection to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, take part in a mass at Saint Nicholas church, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, May 11, 2020. Roughly half of 47 million Spaniards are stepping into a softer version of the country's coronavirus strict confinement and are beginning to socialize, shop in small establishments and enjoy a meal or a coffee in restaurants and bars with outdoor seating. The hard-hit region around the Spanish capital, Madrid, and the economic powerhouse of Barcelona, in the northeastern Catalonia region, are among those territories that remain under stricter measures (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

The Southtown Starbucks Coffee business, which was closed March 20, 2020, and reopened late last week, has a "WELCOME BACK" to customers on the windows Monday, May 11, 2020, in Bloomington, Minn, where customers can pick up their online orders at curbside while Minnesota is still under a stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Construction workers social distance as they work in London as the country is in lockdown to help stop the spread of coronavirus, Monday, May 11, 2020. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Sunday that people could return to work if they could not work from home. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

This May 2, 2020 shows shuttered shops and empty streets amid the new coronavirus pandemic, in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. At least 800 visitors usually arrive daily, and officials estimate the islands already have lost at least $50 million dollars of income due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/ Adrian Vasquez)

Leslie Musumecci checks a text while Emily Summerville rinses her hair Monday, May 11, 2020 at The Nook on 7th Street in Tuscaloosa, Ala. the first time since mid-March when personal contact businesses were shut down due to COVID-19 restrictions. Summerville owns The Nook with her husband. She said they had fielded many calls for appointments and were doing their best to accommodate those who had waited the longest to get them in first. (Gary Cosby Jr./Tuscaloosa News via AP)

Cranes are used on a construction site in London as the country is in lockdown to help stop the spread of coronavirus, Monday, May 11, 2020. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Sunday that people could return to work if they could not work from home. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)