Despite a downturn in the tech sector Tuesday, the Dow rallied on the back of rising crude oil prices. WTI crude increased by 3.1% on the day, while Brent crude added 2.5%.

As promised, it is time to take a look at the companies that won’t be around come 2016. We made some bold predictions last year, and we’re doing the same for 2015 including one stalwart technology company that nobody expects.

We made some bold predictions for companies that were going to go bankrupt in 2014, and the results are in. Now, we’re doing it again. We have some big names in our predictions; make sure your portfolio avoids these stocks at all cost.

The crash in oil prices and the continued depression in gas prices have exploration and production companies and their services providers hunkered down, cutting capital expenditures and trying to bring spending into line with income.

One of my first investments when I was a teenager was a small purchase in Chrysler at the beginning of Lee Iacocca’s efforts to bring the American manufacturing icon back from the brink of bankruptcy. That investment turned out to be my first five bagger in the market.

September E-mini S&Ps (ESU14 +0.15%) this morning are up +0.10% on the prospects for a strong U.S. Jul durable goods orders report later this morning, while European stocks are up +0.18% on optimism a resolution to the conflict in Ukraine can be found.