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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.
Many of the biggest percentage price moves in the Dow occurred early in its history, as the nascent industrial economy matured. In the 1900s, the Dow halted its momentum as it worked its way through two financial crises: the Panic of 1901 and the Panic of 1907. The Dow remained stuck in a range between 53 and 103 until late 1914.
The Dow enters two long downturns in 1970 and 1974; during the latter, it falls 45% to the bottom of a 20-year range. Three short-lived cyclical bull markets occurred during this period, each of which lasted no more than two years. 1982–2000: Bull market. The Dow experiences its most spectacular rise in history.
The bull case: The Dow Jones tracks 30 blue chip companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the oldest of the three most popular U.S. stock market indexes. It was first introduced in May 1896 ...
DOW 30. 44458.93. 0.08%. S&P 500. ... reportedly the largest such cuts in company history. ... Bank of America analysts raised their price target on the stock after ...
From analysts' forecasts to crude oil updates to everything impacting the stock market, it can all be found here. ... DOW 30. 44421.91-0.28%. S&P 500 ... The Kansas City Chiefs might make history ...
Meanwhile, Nvidia's largest-ever stock split (10-for-1) in June paved the way for it to become one of the 30 components in the Dow. Without this split, Nvidia would be pushing close to $1,400 per ...
The New York Stock Exchange reopened that day following a nearly four-and-a-half-month closure since July 30, 1914, and the Dow in fact rose 4.4% that day (from 71.42 to 74.56). However, the apparent decline was due to a later 1916 revision of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which retroactively adjusted the values following the closure but ...