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US economy shrank 4.8% last quarter, with worst yet to come

by AP Economics Writer
| April 29, 2020 7:27 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate last quarter as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country and began triggering a recession that will end the longest expansion on record.

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