A recession has probably begun. How bad will a coronavirus-triggered downturn be?

There’s little doubt the coronavirus pandemic already has tipped the U.S. into recession, economists say, abruptly ending the record 11-year-old expansion.Now, the two big questions are: How severe will the downturn be? And how long will it last? Assuming the number of U.S. cases peaks with warmer weather in late April or May and then wanes, as many health officials believe, most economists predict a recession that lasts about six months and then […]