uncertainty? or are we starting to potentially dip into something that is going to get ugly? you know, it all depends on where this virus goes, jim. whether it proves to be resistant to vaccines, how far it spreads, and how fast. over the last two years, it s always been about the trajectory of the virus and the vaccines. and that s a little bit unclear as of yet. so i think that what you re seeing now are that states and cities and countries that have been through this two, three, four rounds are really erring on the side of caution. so you are seeing travel stops plunge, you re seeing some of the retail stocks down. you know, interestingly, shopping on black friday was still pretty robust. of course, a lot of that can be done online. but i expect to see a lot of market volatility next week as we get more information. yeah, i don t want to look at what happens on monday morning. but i guess we ll all do it together. the fresh fears of this new variant come at a time when many larg