Stocks sink on fears of COVID-19 variant; Dow futures off 2%
Global stocks and oil prices tumbled early Friday after South Africa found a fast-spreading coronavirus variant and the European Union proposed suspending air travel from southern Africa.
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Global stocks and oil prices tumbled early Friday after South Africa found a fast-spreading coronavirus variant and the European Union proposed suspending air travel from southern Africa.
Global stocks and oil prices tumbled early Friday after South Africa found a fast-spreading coronavirus variant and the European Union proposed suspending air travel from southern Africa.
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