Sun's servers are among the hottest tools for making Web traffic fast and reliable. Biotech shares have also sizzled recently. The BW 50 certainly benefited from its heavy weighting in technology, but other big sectors hurt. Drug companies, for example, were clearly out of favor, as investors worried about proposed Medicare changes and looming patent expirations on some major drugs. Woe, as well, to companies that delivered unpleasant surprises.
Investors are in an unforgiving mood.
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