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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Days later, the Dow fell nearly 3,000 points, its biggest single-day drop.
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
As of Friday afternoon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down nearly 2% for the week.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Trump often touted record-high stocks before the war, as when the Dow hit 50,000 points last month.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.95%, marking its steepest weekly percentage decline since early April 2025.
—Reuters, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
As of Friday afternoon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down nearly 2% for the week.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Trump often touted record-high stocks before the war, as when the Dow hit 50,000 points last month.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.95%, marking its steepest weekly percentage decline since early April 2025.
—Reuters, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
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