AdvertisementStocks and oil prices drop as the world reacts to new coronavirus variant omicronUpdated November 26, 2021Martin KasteJoel RosefacebookEmailSpecialist Meric Greenbaum, left, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Black Friday. Stocks dropped after a coronavirus variant appears to be spreading across the globe. (AP)This article was originally published on November 25, 2021.