- In a purely political move, President Obama appoints former VP Joe Biden Chief of Staff Ron Klain to the post of Ebola "czar." No one knows for sure what the lawyer will do in the post since he knows next to nothing about Ebola, the scientific basis for the spread of highly contagious diseases and infection control protocols and procedures. He probably looks good on television, though.
- The Ebola Small Cap Index is mostly down today: (HEB -1.7%)(TKMR -3.4%)(NLNK -11.3%)(NNVC -1.1%)(INO +3.9%)(OTCQB:GOVX -6.9%)(SRPT +3.7%)(CMRX -1.7%)(PLX -3%)(NSPH -5.5%)(BCRX -5.4%)(LAKE -13.5%)(APT -16.8%)(VSR -21.7%)(SMED -7.3%)
- ETFs: IRY, IXJ