Ed Hyman, a widely followed economist on Wall Street, said the coronavirus outbreak could end up causing a recession in the U.S. and slashed his U.S. GDP forecast to zero growth in the second and third quarters of this year “More cases are showing up in the U.S. and seem likely to be just the start,” Hyman said in his note titled, “U.S. Virus ‘Recession’” on Sunday. “Scope, severity, and duration are uncertain. How much it changes behavior in the U.S. is uncertain.” A fall in GDP in two consecutive quarters typically defines a recession. The U.S. economy grew 2.1% in the fourth quarter last year and 2.3% for the full ... (full story)