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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While the Dow Jones Industrial Average has climbed 11%, and the Nasdaq has soared 19%.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2025
Financials far from their recent highs The sector dropped almost 2% today as the Dow and S & P 500 each lost about 1%.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
On Thursday, the Dow fell nearly 800 points while the Nasdaq dropped more than 500 points, raising concerns about market volatility.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
Yesterday was the 96th anniversary of Black Monday, the day in 1929 when the Dow Jones index fell 13%.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2025
Financials far from their recent highs The sector dropped almost 2% today as the Dow and S & P 500 each lost about 1%.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
On Thursday, the Dow fell nearly 800 points while the Nasdaq dropped more than 500 points, raising concerns about market volatility.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025
Yesterday was the 96th anniversary of Black Monday, the day in 1929 when the Dow Jones index fell 13%.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
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