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Stocks and Sectors That Could Catch Swine Flu Symptoms

You kidding me?! "A matter of months?"?

SARS was absolutely terrifying and destructive on the economies it hit. Go back and read up on what happened to the local economies, even advanced ones like Hong Kong, Singapore, etc. See pictures of what happened to people's lives.

And it didn't just go away, it returned in a year.

Our best bet is hoping that this not as deadly as SARS -- which dissolved the lungs and organs of the affected people and had an abnormally high death rate. Even post recovery, the loss in lung function is permanently carried by the people it affected.

On Apr 27 02:36 AM HaavBline wrote:

> Like SARS, worst case this will be resolved in a matter of months.
> So if any sector responds sharply to this flu, it would be a good
> opportunity to take the opposite position.

Stocks and Sectors That Could Catch Swine Flu Symptoms

If the flu is an pandemic and spreads to mainland, you forgot these industries:

1. Retail
2. Restaurant
3. Entertainment, esp those with a gathering of people, like theme parks, beaches and theatres.
4. Public transportation
5. Hotel

Basically, anything that cannot be done in isolation and away from groups of people.

I hope it doesn't spread very wide, and I hope it's not deadly like SARS.