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Homes Sold in November at Fastest Pace in 10 Months

U.S. existing-home sales increased 1.9% in November from the prior month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.46 million, the highest pace since January.

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Two Studies Show Much Lower Risk of Hospitalization With Omicron

After studies in Scotland and South Africa, scientists are unsure whether higher transmissibility outweighs the reduced disease severity.

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American Workers Are Burned Out, and Bosses Are Struggling to Respond

Workplace stress is rampant and resignations have risen. Employers are struggling to stop employees from leaving and to boost morale. Some are trying four-day workweeks, mandatory vacation days and other new ways of working.

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U.S. Stocks Finish Sharply Higher, Ending Losing Streak

The Dow industrials advanced more than 500 points and the S&P 500 jumped 1.8%, recouping some ground lost after Covid-19 lockdown concerns hit markets.

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The U.S. Pursued Professors Working With China. Cases Are Faltering.

Prominent MIT professor Gang Chen’s academic collaboration in Shenzhen led to criminal charges of concealing ties to China in grant applications he had made to the U.S. government. The university says such ties are ordinary practice.

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Behind a New Pill to Treat Covid: A Husband-and-Wife Team and a Hunch

A drug’s nearly two-year journey from a university lab, sped by a partnership with drug giant Merck, is the latest example of the unlikely sources of pandemic antidotes.

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Supply-Chain Mess Threatens Holiday Sales, From Hot Sauce to Board Games

Manufacturers face backlogged ports, worker shortages and scarce materials and components.

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