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First calculated on May 26, 1896, [2] the index is the second-oldest among U.S. market indices, after the Dow Jones Transportation Average. It was created by Charles Dow , co-founder of both The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones & Company , and named after him and his business associate, statistician Edward Jones .
The chart of the day. What we're watching. What we're reading. Economic data releases and earnings. With its 0.04% gain Thursday, the Dow finally broke its 10-day losing streak, the worst since ...
May 26, 1896 - The first index, made up of 12 industrial companies, is published and the Dow opens at 40.94 points. January 12, 1906 - The Dow closes at 100.25, the first close above 100.
Some sources (including the file Highlights/Lowlights of The Dow on the Dow Jones website) show a loss of −24.39% (from 71.42 to 54.00) on December 12, 1914, placing that day atop the list of largest percentage losses.
US stocks rose Friday, with the Dow Jones closing at a record high for the second day in a row. The S&P 500 and the Dow achieved a four-month win streak in August amid renewed hopes for a soft ...
Stock market indices may be categorized by their index weight methodology, or the rules on how stocks are allocated in the index, independent of its stock coverage. For example, the S&P 500 and the S&P 500 Equal Weight each cover the same group of stocks, but the S&P 500 is weighted by market capitalization, while the S&P 500 Equal Weight places equal weight on each constituent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, an American stock index composed of 30 large companies, has changed its components 59 times since its inception, on May 26, 1896. [1] As this is a historical listing, the names here are the full legal name of the corporation on that date, with abbreviations and punctuation according to the corporation's own usage.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to a record Thursday, ... The 30-stock index rose 243.63 points, or 0.59%, for a fresh record close of 41,335.05. ... Weekly jobless claims fell from the ...