Coronavirus muddies U.S. economic data as business closures push down response rates

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A near total closure of U.S. businesses as authorities try to control the spread of the novel coronavirus could make U.S. economic data unreliable in the coming months and harder to get a clearer picture of the severity of the recession caused by the virus.Government agencies such as the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Commerce Department's Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) compile data, including the closely watched..