This can't be a good sign ... but I guess it has to happen to deal with Pharmabiz. They've priced themselves out of almost any market anyways, apart from the other issues often discussed here.

"While the stock market could indeed be in the most extended bull market in history, there are new, troubling signs that the real economy is faltering.

"A new report has sounded the alarm about the pace of hospital closures across the country. It says there are several factors pressuring margins at hospitals that are contributing to the accelerating rate of closures, particularly in rural communities.

"The American Hospital Association (AHA) conducts an annual survey of hospitals in the United States. The data shows hospitals have been closing at a rate of about 30 per annum."

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