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Goldman Sachs Sees 34% Plunge in U.S. GDP and 15% Unemployment

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By Alaa Shahine

March 31, 2020 at 8:05 AM UTC

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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. expects the U.S. economy to experience a far deeper slump than previously anticipated as the coronavirus pandemic hammers businesses, causing a wave of mass unemployment.