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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The first-quarter earnings season ramps up next week, with 83 companies in the S & P 500 — or nearly 17% of the index — and seven of the stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average scheduled to report their latest results.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
The rally marks a sharp reversal from late March, when the Dow fell into correction territory — a drop of at least 10% from its recent high — after five straight weeks of losses, underscoring how quickly investor sentiment has shifted.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Both the Dow and and S&P 500 briefly dipped this morning before making modest gains as reports of a shaky ceasefire dominated headlines.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
During just the first hour of Tuesday’s trading, the Dow careened between a gain of 74 points and a loss of 425.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
The rally marks a sharp reversal from late March, when the Dow fell into correction territory — a drop of at least 10% from its recent high — after five straight weeks of losses, underscoring how quickly investor sentiment has shifted.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Both the Dow and and S&P 500 briefly dipped this morning before making modest gains as reports of a shaky ceasefire dominated headlines.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
During just the first hour of Tuesday’s trading, the Dow careened between a gain of 74 points and a loss of 425.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
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