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How Now, Dow Jones Industrials?
Published Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at: 7:00 AM EDT
You see it reported every day in the financial news: The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). And the Dow made headlines back on October 17, 2017, when it cracked the 23,000-point mark for the first time in its history. But what exactly is the DJIA and what do the fluctuations in points really mean?The DJIA is a long-time barometer for the way the stock market is moving although it's not the only one, and it may not be the best measure of the thousands of stocks listed on the major exchanges. Some experts consider the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500...
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