Delta variant is still the ‘major cause of the pandemic’ despite worries about omicron, WHO says

View in Browser  |  Forward to a Friend Mon, 29 Nov 2021 MORNING SQUAWK EMEA TOP NEWS          GUEST HIGHLIGHTS DJIA 34,899.34 905.04 -2.53%  S&P 500 4,594.62 106.84 -2.27%  NASDAQ 15,491.66 353.57 -2.23%  FTSE 100 7,044.03 266.34 -3.64%  CAC 6,739.73 0.00 0.00%  DAX 15,257.04 0.00 0.00%  Quotes and charts as of Mon, 29 Nov 2021 07:49 AM CET. Top News Mon, 29 Nov 2021 07:13 AM CET Delta variant is still the 'major cause of the pandemic' despite worries about omicron, WHO says "Over 99% of cases around the world are due to the delta variant and more deaths are occurring in the unvaccinated," says WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan. Mon, 29 Nov 2021 06:35 AM CET European markets set to soar at the open despite global concern over omicron variant European stocks are expected to start the new trading week far higher, despite extensive concerns over the newly-discovered omicron Covid variant. Sat, 27 Nov 2021 05:50 PM CET A heavily mutated Covid variant emerges in southern Africa: Here's what we know so far The World Health Organization will meet on Friday to discuss a new heavily mutated variant of Covid-19. Mon, 29 Nov 2021 06:53 AM CET China could double down on its zero-Covid approach amid concerns about omicron, analysts say China could double down on its zero-Covid approach as the new omicron variant reignites concerns about another Covid wave in the global pandemic, analysts say. Mon, 29 Nov 2021 05:12 AM CET Jefferies picks India stocks that have room to run — says one may have a 40% upside Analysts at Jefferies recently named their top stocks to buy in India, ranging from autos to energy. Guest Highlights – Today on CNBC All times given in CET. 07:10 Makoto Uchida CEO, Nissan Long-Term Vision 07:30 Andrea Costa Health Under-Secretary, Italy Italy Covid Measures 07:30 Margaret Harris Spokesperson, World Health Organization Covid 08:00 Andrew Sheets Chief Cross-Asset Strategist, Morgan Stanley Guest Host 08:30 Willem Hanekom Executive Director of the Africa Health Research Institute Covid 09:00 Benjamin Jones Director of Macro Research, Invesco Strategy 09:30 Andrew Critchlow Head of EMEA Energy, S&P Global Platts Oil/OPEC Lookahead 10:00 Paul Hunter Professor in Medicine, The Norwich School of Medicine at University of East Anglia New Covid Variant 10:30 Jan Hoffmann Head of Trade & Logistics, UNCTAD Supply Chain 10:45 Carl Weinberg Chief Economist, High Frequency Economics U.S. Markets 12:00 Margrethe Vestager Commissioner for Competition, European Commission European Commission Terms Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Advertise with us