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Could coronavirus really trigger a recession?

  • Written by Michael Walden, Professor and Extension Economist, North Carolina State University
Coronavirus seems to be on a collision course with the US economy and its 12-year bull market. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan

Fears are growing that the new coronavirus will infect the U.S. economy.

A major U.S. stock market index posted its biggest two-day drop on record, erasing all the gains from the previous two months; companies including Apple and...

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