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Pfizer said three doses of its vaccine are effective at neutralizing the omicron variant, which caused U.S. stock futures to reverse higher and point to gains for a third day on Wednesday.
All three stock benchmarks are within striking distance of their all-time highs.
The November record close was 2% away.
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were both 2.3% away from their record closes last month.
On Wednesday, at 10 a.m. The government releases data on job openings and labor turnover.
The Mount Sinai South Nassau Vaxmobile will be in New York to take on the Freeport High School on November 30, 2021.
Pfizer said a third Covid vaccine shot produces the same levels of antibodies as the initial two-dose series against the original strain, which are associated with a high level of protection. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said in a joint statement with BioNTech that a booster is the best course of action to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
A phone with a logo on it is seen in front of a new logo for Facebook in this illustration.
Meta Platforms said it will reopen its U.S. offices on January 31, but will give its employees the option to delay their return by three to five months. The deferral program is designed to give employees flexibility. Meta said in August that it would delay the return of U.S. employees to their office until January 2022.
There is a sign in front of a home for sale.
Refi demand rose 9% last week, due to a brief drop in mortgage rates after the first word of omicron. That will likely be short-lived. The weekly average of 30-year fixed-rate mortgages was not affected by the home loan interest rate decline. The Mortgage Bankers Association said that home buyer demand fell after four weeks of gains. The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 63.9% from 59.4% the previous week.
A view of the U.S. Capitol during morning rush hour on October 6, 2021.
The House took the first step towards preventing a default. The Senate would be able to raise the country's borrowing limit with a simple majority vote under a bill passed by the chamber on Tuesday. Automatic Medicare cuts are set to take place at the end of the year, but lawmakers attached the provision to legislation to prevent them. The measure will need 10 Republican votes to pass in the Senate and go to Biden. The U.S. will hit its debt ceiling in December, according to the Treasury Secretary.
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