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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Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added about 15 points.
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
In the Great Recession, the Dow lost more than half of its value between 2007 and 2009.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
New York — Better-than-expected inflation data Friday morning sparked an end-of-week rally in stocks, sending the Dow, S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite soaring to fresh record highs.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Thursday’s swings on Wall Street, where the Dow bounced from an early gain of 169 points to an afternoon loss of 472, fit the pattern of the week for stocks.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
In the Great Recession, the Dow lost more than half of its value between 2007 and 2009.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
New York — Better-than-expected inflation data Friday morning sparked an end-of-week rally in stocks, sending the Dow, S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite soaring to fresh record highs.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Thursday’s swings on Wall Street, where the Dow bounced from an early gain of 169 points to an afternoon loss of 472, fit the pattern of the week for stocks.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
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“The Dow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Dow. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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