Verizon Drops $2 Fee: Acadiana Business Index

Rhonda Bordelon fills you in on what happened in the stock market on the last business day of 2011 in today's Acadiana Business Index.

• Dow Jones Industrial Average loses 69 points.

• McDonald's was the biggest winner in the Dow.

• Utilities, consumer staples and health care were the top performing sectors in 2011.

In corporate news,

• Verizon Wireless decides not to implement $2 fee.

• Ford Motor Company topped $2 million in sales this year.