Apple Sales, Oil Prices, Jobs Report: 3 Things to Watch By Investing.com – Investing.com

Apple Sales, Oil Prices, Jobs Report: 3 Things to Watch By Investing.com – Investing.com

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By Sam Boughedda

Investing.com -- Stocks roared back Thursday after a plunge on Wednesday over the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid, which has officially arrived on U.S. shores.

A second case was identified Thursday, after the first official case was revealed on Wednesday. Still, the Biden administration has a new push to get people vaccinated and boosted, and new testing rules for travelers.

It’s still not clear how dangerous the Omicron variant is or whether it will respond to current vaccines and treatments.

Lawmakers in D.C. managed to hammer out an agreement to keep the federal government funded until about February, and they were working to vote on that agreement as early as Thursday evening.

Meanwhile, the cartel of major oil producing countries decided to keep their planned production thresholds in place for next month, choosing not to retaliate against a number of nations, including the U.S., that released oil from their national reserves to help damp energy prices.

Here are three things that could affect the markets tomorrow:

1. Apple in spotlight 

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) was under scrutiny after Bloomberg reported that the company is facing slowing demand for its iPhone 13 lineup. Citing