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[hweb2]

Was wondering why the futures were down so much. Dow down almost 400. Russell down 2%. Ouch. Might be glad the markets close early tomorrow.

[researcher59]

Yeah, that new COVID variant is worrisome -

Scientists in South Africa on Thursday identified a concerning new variant of the coronavirus, whose mutations mark a “big jump in evolution” that is driving a spike in new cases. Hours later, Britain banned flights from six southern African nations, citing the variant.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/11/25/world/covid-vaccine-boosters-mandates#variant-south-africa-covid