Stockwatch: AstraZeneca's Groundhog Day
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The Groundhog Day ritual which took place in Philadelphia last week predicted another six weeks of winter. Had Punxsutawney Phil surveyed the public markets for life sciences on his way out of his burrow, he would have seen even more signs of a potential prolonged freeze ahead for some companies.
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