MarketWatch: 10 fascinating facts about this troubled stock market: Monday January 25, 2016

By Philip van Doorn

Published: Jan 25, 2016 5:02 p.m. ET

There are plenty of grim statistics, but there’s also some hope for
investors

McDonald’s is one of only 35 S&P 500 companies whose stock has risen
this year.

By

Philipvan Doorn

Investing columnist

The benchmark S&P 500 Index has slumped 7.2% this year, as 465 member
companies are in the red.

The rout has been led by energy and commodity companies, and it’s too
early to say whether Friday’s strong rally for oil and natural gas
prices signaled a sustained change of direction.