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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Instead, the Dow closed at a record.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Until Friday's session, stocks had enjoyed a strong week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average reclaiming the 50,000 level and the S & P 500 closing above 7,500 for the first time.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 15 May 2026
The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 edged up 0.1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average erased earlier losses to trade little changed.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 May 2026
Stocks surged on talk of a cease fire in Iran late in the week—on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged past 50,000 for the first time since February.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Until Friday's session, stocks had enjoyed a strong week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average reclaiming the 50,000 level and the S & P 500 closing above 7,500 for the first time.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 15 May 2026
The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 edged up 0.1%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average erased earlier losses to trade little changed.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 May 2026
Stocks surged on talk of a cease fire in Iran late in the week—on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged past 50,000 for the first time since February.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026
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