Newsletter Dec 27, 2021

Christmas holiday travelers experienced lots of delays due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant and mass flight cancellations across the nation.

3 things you must know

Omicron variant wreaks havoc on holiday weekend travelers
Many Americans are still trying to get home from Christmas trips as thousands of flights were canceled during the busy travel holiday weekend. Citing the Omicron variant outbreak and labor shortages, airlines like Delta, United and JetBlue experienced major disruptions and left lots of travelers stranded in airports across the country.
FIND OUT WHICH AIRLINES HAD THE MOST CANCELLATIONS

How to exchange your unwanted gifts through Amazon
Odds are you probably got plenty of gifts from Amazon this year, but they might not have been on your wish list. If you got something you are not so crazy about, you can return a gift to Amazon for a refund, credit or exchange even if you don't have the receipt from the giver.
FIND OUT HOW TO RETURN YOUR GIFTS THROUGH AMAZON

What investors need to know about the Santa Claus rally
The annual Santa Claus rally came a week early on Wall Street this year, sending major equity averages sharply higher. The Santa Claus rally, which usually takes place in the last week of December and the first week of the new year, often delivers significant gains.
SEE THE SANTA CLAUS RALLY'S IMPACT ON THE MARKETS

Markets

Changes in the workplace coming in 2022

If you thought the workplace was strange this year, with hybrid remote/in-person rules and vaccine and mask mandates, wait until you get a load of 2022. With labor shortages, unionization efforts and changes in job demand ahead, workers can expect another adjustment going forward.

CHECK OUT SOME PROJECTIONS FOR THE WORKPLACE IN 2022

Consumer spending increased for holidays

The results are early, but it appears Americans spent a lot more this holiday season than last year. Mastercard's SpendingPulse report shows that holiday sales grew 8.5% year-over-year, with online sales growing 11%. The spending period spanned from Nov. 1 through Christmas Eve.

FIND OUT HOW AMERICANS SPENT THEIR HOLIDAY DOLLARS

Archbishop Desmond Tutu passes at 90

The world lost a human and civil rights icon Sunday with the death of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu. He was 90 and spent most of those years advocating for equal rights and helping end apartheid in his home nation, earning Tutu the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize for his work.

FIND OUT WHAT WORLD LEADERS SAID ABOUT TUTU'S PASSING

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In addition to winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Archbishop Desmond Tutu also became one of the few non-Americans to receive this award in 2009.

Friday's answer: The first New Year's Eve ball drop at Times Square was 1907. It came from a maritime tradition of synchronizing clocks for ships.

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