Recent headlines about a cluster of avian flu deaths in Indonesia could be felt among biotech companies working on the virus. A host of stocks, from Novavax to BioCryst to Generex and more, saw their stocks go up as investors reacted to the headlines by buying up shares. Analysts say that every time a new headline hits newspapers and the Internet, we're likely to experience gyrations on the stock market.
- here's the report from the Philadelphia Inquirer
PLUS: The World Health Organization is sending a team of experts to study the cluster. Article
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