BAD SIGN: Wal-Mart, McDonald's Lone Dow '08 Gainers
Wall Street Journal:
The only two Dow stocks to rise in 2008 were Wal-Mart Stores, with a 18% gain, and McDonald's, up nearly 6%.
General Motors fell 60 cents, or 16%, to $3.20 and finished the year down 87%, the biggest decliner on the Dow. The auto maker needed an emergency loan from the government just to make it to 2009.
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First Posted: 02/02/09 05:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 02:00 PM ET