Delta variant concerns contribute to drop in consumer optimism

<p>Consumer optimism has seen a sharp decline in recent weeks as news of the surging delta variant of COVID-19 has people reluctant to head out and populate businesses. Also, we look into how big oil companies plan to utilize their incoming wave of expected profits. Then we head over to France, where a &#8220;health pass&#8221; designed to keep the unvaccinated away from a variety of places is about to make the rounds.</p>