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Survey: Business economists' outlook darkens since virus hit

by AP Economics Writer
| April 27, 2020 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A survey of U.S. business economists in mid-April found that one-third of their companies had shut down at least some of their operations, and two-thirds had laid off or furloughed workers or cut their pay to try to minimize the impact of the coronavirus.

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