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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Despite some recent selloffs, this rally has sent all the major indexes — the S&P 500, the Dow and the Nasdaq — soaring to record or near-record highs.
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Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Payrolls grew by 172,000 last month, surpassing the Dow Jones consensus call for 80,000.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 5 June 2026
In October 1987, there was a sudden stock market crash with the Dow index dropping 22% in one day.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
Lam will join The Times on June 8 as a multiplatform editing intern through the Dow Jones News Fund.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
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Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Payrolls grew by 172,000 last month, surpassing the Dow Jones consensus call for 80,000.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 5 June 2026
In October 1987, there was a sudden stock market crash with the Dow index dropping 22% in one day.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
Lam will join The Times on June 8 as a multiplatform editing intern through the Dow Jones News Fund.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
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