Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 index is maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices, an entity majority-owned by S&P Global. Its components are selected by a committee.
The average was created on July 3, 1884 by Charles Dow, co-founder of Dow Jones & Company, as part of the Customer's Afternoon Letter. From its inception (until May 26, 1896), the Dow Jones Transportation Average consisted of eleven transportation-related companies: nine railroads and two non-rail companies (Western Union and Pacific Mail).
The Dow plunges 89% to 41.22 on July 8, 1932, thus erasing 33 years of gains, in just under three years. Although cyclical bull markets occur in the 1930s and 1940s, the index takes 22 years to surpass its previous highs. 1949–1966: Bull market. The Dow posts impressive growth in the booming economy following the Second World War.
Similar to Intel, Dow Inc.'s low share price made it a relative non-factor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Plus, with the loss of DuPont's and Corteva's operating divisions, it was no longer ...
The first four tables show only the largest one-day changes between a given day's close and the close of the previous trading day, [1] [2] not the largest changes during the trading day (i.e. intraday changes).
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 ...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is on the verge of its hottest winning streak in years. If the index can maintain its climb and finish the session above yesterday's closing level, it will record ...
This file is translated using SVG <switch> elements.All translations are stored in the same file! Learn more.. For most Wikipedia projects, you can embed the file normally (without a lang parameter).