Overall, April 2010 was a good month for the stock market. The Dow Jones pushed above 11,000 for the first time since 2008, and many stocks saw their values rise. Banks were coming out of the financial crisis, jobs were being created and the Dow Jones had its 12th month of gains in the last 14. However, the month of April 2010 was not good for all and there were some stocks that fell in value in order to show us that the economy isn’t quite perfect yet.

Well, the month of May has not started well on the fears of a financial crisis hitting Europe again after their economy had recovered. On May 6, the Dow Jones fell by nearly 1,000 points before “recovering” and falling by over 300 points. This has many investors worried and many looking for the best bets for the month of May. So, when you are investing in a stock in the month of May, what stocks should be you be considering? Well, not surprisingly, the events of April are going to have a big impact on the stocks of May.