Only Walmart is up. So, stop picking stocks? During downturns even the best companies, take a hit in their share prices. Alcoa: -69.79% American Express: -55.37% Boeing: -47.52% Bank of America: -50.16% Citigroup: -65.96% Caterpillar: -49.02% Chevron: -16.69% Dupont: -33.17% Disney: -25.06% GE: -52.03% GM: -83.70% Home Depot: -25.97% Hewlett Packard: -26.82% IBM: -20.20% Intel: -39.98% Johnson & Johnson: -6.33% JP Morgan Chase: -15.12% Kraft: -11.74% Coca-Cola: -26.67% Mc Donalds: -1.92% 3M: -25.45% Merck: -47.37% Microsoft: -39.94% Pfizer: -25.43% Procter & Gamble: -8.03% AT&T: -33.02% United Tech: -28.31% Verizon: -31.83% Wal-Mart: +24.35% Exxon: -15.20%
Some kind of statistic says that if a January is a losing month, the year will lose. January 08 lost...