Omicron casts shadow over economy’s pandemic recovery

Photo caption: People wait in line to check in at the United Airlines ticket counter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. December 20, 2021. Photo by Elijah Nouvelage / Reuters. Article by  Paul Wiseman, AP and Anne D’Innocenzio, AP. PBS News – December 21, 2021.

Just as Americans and Europeans were eagerly awaiting their most normal holiday season in a couple of years, the omicron variant has unleashed a fresh round of fear and uncertainty — for travelers, shoppers, party-goers and their economies as a whole. The Rockettes have canceled their Christmas show in New York. Some London restaurants have emptied out as commuters avoid the downtown. Broadway shows are […]

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