Getting a handle on the stock market's direction is becoming increasingly difficult as volatility has ratcheted up and daily moves of 5% or more have become commonplace. The S&P 500 has already lost a third of its of its value from its Feb. 19, 2020, peak, and some (though not all) analysts see even lower prices ahead.

Economists and market strategists are predicting that the 2020 bear market could descend as low as 60% losses as the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak begins to look very, very real. Small business owners are being forced to close up shop en masse. Many U.S. manufacturers, including the "Big Three" automakers, have halted production at their North American facilities. Airlines, cruise operators and hotel owners have seen their businesses rapidly dry up. Crude oil prices are in a deep bear market.

Meanwhile, European and U.S. stimulus packages designed to back businesses and consumers alike have barely moved the needle. But those governments - and many more across the world - still are preparing even more measures to throw at the coronavirus effort.

So where does the stock market go from here? Here's what 14 Wall Street investment bankers, analysts and financial advisors had to say about what's coming for America's stocks, the economy and corporate earnings.

U.S. GDP, Corporate Earnings Expected to Decline

Savita Subramanian, head of US equity and quantitative strategy at Bank of America:

"With COVID-19 shutting down major U.S. cities and Europe, our economists now forecast a recession in 2020, with global GDP growth dropping to near zero this year, matching the major recessions of 1982 and 2009. U.S. GDP is slated to be -0.8%. GDP growth is likely to surge when economies come back