Confidence among builders in the single-family home market is at the lowest level since August 2012, with the exception of a drop at the start of the pandemic.
The early-voting data in Georgia comes three weeks before Election Day, with high-profile candidates such as Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker on the ballot.
Microsoft carried out another round of layoffs on Monday after saying Windows growth would be slower, in part because of continuing weakness in PC sales.
Dr. Ashish Jha, White House Covid czar, said everyone older than 50 and senior citizens in particular need to get an omicron booster as soon as possible.
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