the Dow
noun
US
: the daily average of the stock prices of a group of large American companies : the Dow-Jones industrial average
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The Russell 2000 is up 11% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is on pace to gain 14%.
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Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ground out a 0.35% gain for the week.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
What To Know The S&P 500 climbed 0.8 percent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 273 points, or 0.6 percent.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
That message from the central bank Wednesday sent the Dow tumbling, with the index notching its worst trading day since August.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ground out a 0.35% gain for the week.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
What To Know The S&P 500 climbed 0.8 percent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 273 points, or 0.6 percent.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
That message from the central bank Wednesday sent the Dow tumbling, with the index notching its worst trading day since August.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
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“The Dow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Dow. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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