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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As of this writing, the Dow Jones is down 4.44% since the tariff announcement, and the S&P 500 is down 5.48%.
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Wal Van Lierop, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, the Dow fell more than 1,600 points, or nearly 4%.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Futures tied to the S&P 500 and futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down about 0.3% each while Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 0.4%.
—Sara Salinas, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Here's what to avoid The S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average all advanced.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025
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Wal Van Lierop, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, the Dow fell more than 1,600 points, or nearly 4%.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Futures tied to the S&P 500 and futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down about 0.3% each while Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 0.4%.
—Sara Salinas, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Here's what to avoid The S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average all advanced.
—Josh Fellman, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025
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“The Dow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Dow. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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