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The FTSE4Good Index Series is a series of ethical investment stock market indices launched in 2001 by the FTSE Group [1] which reports on the performance of companies which demonstrate "strong Environmental, Social and Governance practices". [2]
For well over a century, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) has served as a barometer that gauges the health of the U.S. stock market. When the Dow Jones was officially incepted on ...
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 ...
Dow Jones Industrial Average; Closing milestones of the Dow Jones Industrial Average; List of largest daily changes in the S&P 500 Index; List of largest daily changes in the Nasdaq Composite; Stock market crashes in India; List of stock market crashes and bear markets, including: Wall Street Crash of 1929 (October 24–29, 1929)
As a result, Tesco's market capitalization dropped €360 million on Wednesday 16 January 2013. [70] Tesco, the Co-operative Group and Aldi also decided to cancel contracts with ABP Food Group because of the adulteration. [71] [72] [73] In a public letter later that day, 11 firms, including Tesco and Asda, said they shared shoppers' "anger and ...
U.S. stocks edged upward Monday, led by the Dow, following UBS's deal to buy smaller rival Credit Suisse in a bid to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in global banking.
By investing directly in an institution, rather than purchasing stock, an investor is able to create a greater social impact: money spent purchasing stock in the secondary market accrues to the stock's previous owner and may not generate social good, while money invested in a community institution is put to work.
The largest one-day percentage gain in the index happened in the depths of the 1930s bear market on March 15, 1933, when the Dow gained 15.34% to close at 62.10. However, as a whole throughout the Great Depression, the Dow posted some of its worst performances, for a negative return during most of the 1930s for new and old stock market investors.