As author of World Event Trading, I did an entire section on infectious diseases from the 1918 Spanish Flu to Bird Flu. The recent outbreak of Swine Flu is generating headlines and concerns globally. It has spread from Mexico to the US to New Zealand.  Expect the World Health Organization (WHO) to take the lead on dealing with the disease.

Critical point: fear of the disease is the biggest driver of behavior and societal changes due to the outbreak.

Reuters: “The new flu strain, a mixture of various swine, bird and human viruses, poses the biggest risk of a large-scale … …READ MORE