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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However, the Dow Jones Industrial Average outperformed and rose.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
By the close, the Dow had surged 588 points.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Tuesday’s stock selloff saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average drop by 1.8 percent, or 870 points, representing its worst day since Oct. 10, the same day Trump threatened to raise tariffs on imports from China.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
Futures tied to the Dow Jones industrial average were essentially flat, down 5 points.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
By the close, the Dow had surged 588 points.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Tuesday’s stock selloff saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average drop by 1.8 percent, or 870 points, representing its worst day since Oct. 10, the same day Trump threatened to raise tariffs on imports from China.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
Futures tied to the Dow Jones industrial average were essentially flat, down 5 points.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
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