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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Last Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled and fell into correction territory.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
New York — US stocks slid and the Dow closed in correction Friday as uncertainty about the duration of the war with Iran and nerves about energy inflation continued to weigh on markets.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Since conflict with Iran began last June with Operation Midnight Hammer, the Dow is up by 9% as of Tuesday morning.
—Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Oil shocks can also alarm investors—the Dow has fallen for four weeks in a row—and in recent years high asset prices have been a key prop for consumer spending.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2026
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
New York — US stocks slid and the Dow closed in correction Friday as uncertainty about the duration of the war with Iran and nerves about energy inflation continued to weigh on markets.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Since conflict with Iran began last June with Operation Midnight Hammer, the Dow is up by 9% as of Tuesday morning.
—Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
Oil shocks can also alarm investors—the Dow has fallen for four weeks in a row—and in recent years high asset prices have been a key prop for consumer spending.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2026
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“The Dow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Dow. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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