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Stocks in Asia-Pacific struggled for direction on Thursday, as concerns over the omicron Covid variant continue to weigh on investor sentiment.

The new Covid variant omicron will likely "overwhelm the whole world" in the coming months, according to Singapore doctor Leong Hoe Nam.

The stoppage is the ninth in MLB history and the first since a player strike in 1994. But with another lockout in place, a $10 billion industry is now frozen.

Just as it appeared like the crisis was beginning to stabilize, the industry may now face yet another blow: the new omicron Covid variant.

Costco posted another strong monthly sales result, but unfortunately, the retailer broke its winning streak of better than expected numbers.

Free agency restrictions and player salary disputes could cause MLB to suffer its first work stoppage in more than 25 years.

"Mad Money" host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he's giving his answers to callers' stock questions at rapid speed.

In a released excerpt of an "ABC News" interview, the actor said he does not know how a live bullet ended up on the set of the film.

From Satya Nadella at Microsoft to Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, CEOs, founders and insiders have been cashing in their stock at the highest pace on record.

The move shows that tech start-ups attacking climate issues can attract the most qualified engineers.

"I think [technical analyst Larry Williams] is giving you still one more reason to start buying opportunistically on the way down," the "Mad Money" host said.

"For days I've told you we were waiting for the other shoe to drop and it just hit today," the "Mad Money" host said.

Susan Arnold is taking over as Disney's chairman of the board, the company announced Wednesday, succeeding Bob Iger.

The WHO said Wednesday that some patients infected with omicron are showing mild symptoms, but there are also reports of severe cases.

The first person in the U.S. diagnosed with the omicron Covid variant was fully vaccinated, has mild symptoms and has not been hospitalized, officials said.

The CDC said Wednesday it has confirmed the first U.S. case of the new, heavily mutated coronavirus variant called omicron has been detected in California.

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday he's holding Nvidia, even though he recently booked some profits in two other big chartable trust winners.

Check out the companies making headlines in after hours trading.

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said the private sector can find solutions to climate change by funding the trillions needed for a global clean energy transition.

Just as the delta variant pushed Labor Day 2021 return-to-office plans back, the omicron variant could delay those plans further into 2022.