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  • New cars are becoming hard to find and the prices have surged as dealerships are having trouble with inventory due to the global chip shortage and global supply chain issues.
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    Also today: what the new COVID-19 variant means for markets and the holiday travel season.

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  • South Africa says flight restrictions over concerns about the new COVID-19 variant seem to have been "rushed".
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    From the BBC World Service: As countries including the U.K., Germany and Japan announce restrictions on flights from a number of southern African countries, the WHO now needs to decide if this should be labelled a variant of concern. But, the selloff in markets, coming the day after Thanksgiving, needs a bit more context. And, we hear from global supermarket giant Carrefour on what super-fast delivery adds to its bottom line.

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  • The price of crude oil has risen $3 to about $75 per barrel since Iran elected Ebrahim Raisi president last week.
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    Also today: We look into how the kinks in the supply chain could open up opportunities for gift cards. The BBC hits the streets of London to see how it does Thanksgiving.

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  • Tobacco bounces on a drum during Indigenous Peoples' Day celebrations at the Daybreak Star Cultural Center on Oct.13, 2014 in Seattle, Washington.
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    Also today: As the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade returns in full force, we look into the company’s announcement to cover tuition for its employees. Other companies have made the same pledges, but do those programs work? The BBC reports on a fresh wave of COVID cases that has hit Germany, right as the new incoming government begins to take over.

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  • The coronavirus pandemic is a top priority for Germany's incoming leader, Olaf Scholz.
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    From the BBC World Service: With COVID-19 infection rates across Europe, Germany’s incoming coalition government has to deal with pandemic challenges as well as supply-chain kinks and fresh data showing slower economic growth than expected. And, it’s harder than usual for Americans abroad to find some of their favorite Thanksgiving food.

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  • The typewriter as a turning point for working women
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    We also look at President Biden’s nomination of Shalanda Young to head the Office of Management and Budget, who would be the first Black woman in the role permanently. Plus, what do today’s economic indicators tell us about the holiday shopping season?

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  • Oxycodone pain pills prescribed for a patient with chronic pain are pictured.
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    Also today: Two days before Black Friday, we take a moment to consider the junk we can’t seem to get rid of.

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  • A sales rep at Apple in Istanbul said customers are thinking about purchasing electronics not just to use, but also to store value.
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    From the BBC World Service: After plunging 15% on Monday, the lira has recovered some of its early losses. But there are reports supermarkets are beginning to ration flour and sugar and prices for goods and services are rising. Plus, Germany’s incoming government is set to unveil its coalition deal, giving an idea of the direction for Europe’s largest economy. And, how so-called ‘scambaiters’ are trying to get revenge against scammers.

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  • A Christmas tree is loaded into a truck on Nov. 21. Christmas trees quantities are lower this year as a result of extreme heat and cutbacks in planting during the Great Recession.
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    Also today: Inflation has eaten into the increased benefits for SNAP recipients. We discuss the markets with Gus Faucher of PNC Financial Services Group.

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  • "We put out a good product ... and it’s comfort food. And who doesn’t need comfort food in the times we’re going through now?" says Sam Greenberg of Greenberg Smoked Turkeys.
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    Also today: President Biden announced that the U.S. is releasing crude from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. We have more details on what this means.

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