Feb 4, 2022

Big Tech stocks look primed to bounce back

The sign for Meta, the new brand name for Facebook, at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California. (Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images)

Also today: We look into what's keeping people from returning to the workforce in the midst of an epic labor shortage. Scientists in South Africa say they've produced a COVID-19 vaccine similar to the Moderna version, which could eventually mean vaccine access in a part of the world that's struggled to get it.

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What's stopping so many people from heading back to work? It's not just COVID.

by Mitchell Hartman

Feb 4, 2022

Child care issues and untenable work options play a role.

There are plenty of things holding people back from taking a bevy of available jobs.

Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

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