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 shed 120 points, or 0.42%.
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
At the close of trading on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Transportation Average Index .DJT was down 15.4% year-to-date versus an 8.9% drop in the S&P 500 .SPX.
—Lisa Baertlein, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Dow Market data shows the Dow headed for its worst performance since 1932.
—Louise Schiavone, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Within minutes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 690 points, or 1.7%, more than tripling losses suffered over the course of the day before Powell's comments.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
At the close of trading on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Transportation Average Index .DJT was down 15.4% year-to-date versus an 8.9% drop in the S&P 500 .SPX.
—Lisa Baertlein, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Dow Market data shows the Dow headed for its worst performance since 1932.
—Louise Schiavone, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Within minutes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 690 points, or 1.7%, more than tripling losses suffered over the course of the day before Powell's comments.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2025
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“The Dow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Dow. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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