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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But markets seemed to shrug off such concerns, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average even hitting a new high.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Nevertheless, when David Blitzer joined the S&P 500 committee in 1989, the Dow was still the definitive stock market index.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Think the Dow’s 30 powerhouses are all unstoppable money machines?
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Despite the dip, the Dow, S&P and Nasdaq closed August with healthy gains of 3.2%, 1.91% and 1.58%, respectively.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Nevertheless, when David Blitzer joined the S&P 500 committee in 1989, the Dow was still the definitive stock market index.
—Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Think the Dow’s 30 powerhouses are all unstoppable money machines?
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Despite the dip, the Dow, S&P and Nasdaq closed August with healthy gains of 3.2%, 1.91% and 1.58%, respectively.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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“The Dow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Dow. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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