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Markets fall on Omicron fears as officials offer vaccine reassurance

Savanna Seligman
December 16, 2021
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Drugmaker’s CEO warns of ‘material drop’ in effectiveness Markets fall on fears of prolonged pandemic, but partly recover Time needed to see if vaccines work against Omicron Variant first detected in Netherlands on Nov. 19 Japan reports first case as new variant spreads FRANKFURT/BERLIN, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Financial markets fell sharply on Tuesday after […]

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Japan, Hong Kong drop as Asia-Pacific markets slip amid renewed Covid fears

Savanna Seligman
November 26, 2021
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SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific dropped on Friday, with stocks in Hong Kong and Japan leading losses regionally as fears of a new Covid variant weighed on investor sentiment. World Health Organization officials said Thursday they are monitoring a new variant with “a large number of mutations.” A special meeting is scheduled for Friday to […]