Iran may have just scored a massive, albeit largely symbolic, victory in its cold war with the United States. And it is a very cold war -- because the battle being waged is over ice cream.On a less jocular note, the post I was actually going for is "Is This a Pandemic Being Born?".
On Monday, the Iranian ice cream company Choopan appeared to unseat Baskin-Robbins as the reigning Guinness World Record holder for the largest tub of ice cream. In celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, Choopan made a five-ton batch of chocolate ice cream in a carton more than six feet wide and five feet tall. Representatives from the Guinness Book of World Records were on hand to observe the occasion but have yet to announce whether the Iranian company officially beat Baskin-Robbins's 2005 record of four tons of vanilla....MORE
Back in 2009 we introduced our readers to the Tickerspy Swine Flu/Bird Flu Index (RXFLU).
It's up 16.3% for the month and outperforming the S&P by 13.1%.
