Save the iconic brantd. It is tuesday, january 31st, last day of the month. Squawk box begins right now. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to squawk box here on cnbc. Im becky quick along with joe kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin. And we have a big lineup of newsmakers ahead for one including dow chemical ceo an andrew liverus, Robert Nardelli, mike jackson, fred smith and Jeremy Siegel. If the dow and the s p 500 finish near these levels, it will be one of the best starts in decades. The dow fell away from 14,000 after the gdp report surprised investors for the decline for the Fourth Quarter. The index is still up 2 for the month and it is shaping up to be the best january in 24 years. The s p 500 managed to hold on to the 1500 level yesterday. That index is up 5. 3 this month. Will the january barometer kick in . In 61 of the last 84 years, a strong january meant a positive year for stocks at the rate of 3 . Here is another statistic for you. The s p 500 has finished january with a 5 or
Forward that maybe the last quarter was a trough in earnings and that we can improve. With earnings its always improve we need to know and the visibility Going Forward what the problem is now. Terry dolan, great to have you. Thank you. Be well. See you again soon. There goes the bell. The second hour of the closing bell is going to pick up in just a moment but it looks like the Dow Jones Industrial average will have its best gain since 1994. At least thats how it looks right now. Maria picks up the ball right now. And it is 4 00 on wall street. Do you know where your money is . Hi, everybody. Welcome back to the closing bell. Im Maria Bartiromo on the floor of the new york stock exchange. What a month for the bulls. The dow industrials close the book on an historic january for the stock market. We are closing at the lows of the afternoon, however, for the Dow Jones Industrial average. Finishing down 43 points, as you can see there at 13,867. Nonetheless, the nasdaq also weaker, althoug