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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These gains slowed Wednesday, with the Dow ending the day up just 0.11%, or about 47 points, the S&P 500 closing up 0.2%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq falling roughly 0.26%.
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Tuesday was the best percentage gain for the S&P and the Dow since Sept. 19 and the Nasdaq since Oct. 8.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Nvidia is being added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Futures on the Dow jumped more than 600 points, while the S&P 500 jumped by a half percentage point as early election results streamed in on Tuesday night.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Tuesday was the best percentage gain for the S&P and the Dow since Sept. 19 and the Nasdaq since Oct. 8.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Nvidia is being added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Futures on the Dow jumped more than 600 points, while the S&P 500 jumped by a half percentage point as early election results streamed in on Tuesday night.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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“The Dow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Dow. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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