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 news sent stock markets tumbling, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling more than 350 points in the first half-hour of trading.
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 12 Feb. 2025
At midafternoon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 224 points, well off its lows.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
At one point on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had dipped 1.5%.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Contracts for the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 46 points, and S&P 500 futures ticked up 0.05%.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 12 Feb. 2025
At midafternoon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 224 points, well off its lows.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
At one point on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had dipped 1.5%.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Contracts for the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 46 points, and S&P 500 futures ticked up 0.05%.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 28 Jan. 2025
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