PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - Dec 2

Dec 2 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- The first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the U.S. was reported in California on Wednesday in a traveler who returned from South Africa on Nov. 22, prompting Biden administration officials to renew their urgent calls for Americans to get fully vaccinated. https://nyti.ms/3rtvLWs

- Workers at three plants owned by luxury apparel maker Canada Goose Holdings Inc in Winnipeg have voted overwhelmingly to unionize, according to results announced by the union on Wednesday. https://nyti.ms/3Id00qM

- The payments company Square Inc said on Wednesday that it was changing its name to Block, as it looks to expand into new technologies like cryptocurrency and blockchain. https://nyti.ms/3IabQC3

- President Biden will extend until mid-March a requirement that travelers wear masks on airplanes, trains and buses and at airports and transit stations, a person familiar with the decision said on Wednesday night. https://nyti.ms/3IdhNhl (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)