Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), McDonald’s Corporation (MCD): Last Week’s Big Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) Losers

Meanwhile, after falling 3.75% and making the Dow’s biggest-losers list two weeks ago, shares of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) again moved lower this past week. While the previous drop came on the heels of disappointing earnings reports from both Pfizer and some of its peers, this week’s decline can’t necessarily be blamed on anyone but the company itself. Not only did Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) go ex-dividend on Wednesday, but the poor earnings report, in which the company missed on both the top and bottom line, was probably still also exerting a hangover effect on the shares. As a whole, the week was rather news-free when it came to negative announcements pertaining to Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), even as the stock lost 0.83% of its value during the past five days.

Other Dow losers this week:

American Express, down 0.21%

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), down 0.45%

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), down 0.21%

International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM), down 0.02%

Chevron, down 0.21%

The article Last Week’s Big Dow Losers originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Matt Thalman.

Fool contributor Matt Thalman owns shares of Microsoft. Check back Monday through Friday as Matt explains what caused the Dow’s winners and losers of the day, and every Saturday for a weekly recap. Follow Matt on Twitter: @mthalman5513. The Motley Fool recommends American Express, Chevron, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, and UnitedHealth Group and owns shares of IBM, McDonald’s, and Microsoft.

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