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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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Flu Spooks Street; Dow Off 51

Firms likely to be hurt by reaction to disease see shares drop

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(Newser) – Swine flu worried investors but wasn’t enough to spark a full-scale sell-off today, the Financial Times reports. AMR, parent of American Airlines, Marriott, and Expedia fell as investors bet against firms that may be specifically hurt. Shares of Gilead Sciences, developer of Tamiflu, were up nearly 4%, however. The Dow closed down 51.29 at 8,025.00. The Nasdaq lost 14.88, to 1,679.41, while the S&P 500 lost 8.72, settling at 857.51.

Hand-sanitizer dispensers have been installed at the entrance to the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange today.
Hand-sanitizer dispensers have been installed at the entrance to the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange today.   (AP Photo)
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange today.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange today.   (AP Photo)
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange today.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange today.   (AP Photo)
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I was just thinking, looking at photo 2 of 3 provided with this article, that we could start the rumor that stock trading causes 'baldness'... no doubt it would completely tilt the market; just on the mere chance it could be true. Reply
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