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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UnitedHealth, often viewed as an industry bellwether, added more than 200 points to the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
Paramount’s big lift also coincided with a heady day for the Dow, which closed up 463.33 points (1.04%).
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2025
At the opening bell, investors certainly seemed to think so: The S&P 500 was up 0.65%, the Dow Jones 0.6%, and the Nasdaq 0.76%.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Over that same period, the S&P 500 has dropped 0.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen 1.4%.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2025
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Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
Paramount’s big lift also coincided with a heady day for the Dow, which closed up 463.33 points (1.04%).
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2025
At the opening bell, investors certainly seemed to think so: The S&P 500 was up 0.65%, the Dow Jones 0.6%, and the Nasdaq 0.76%.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Over that same period, the S&P 500 has dropped 0.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen 1.4%.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2025
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“The Dow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Dow. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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