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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Nvidia is being added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday.
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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
Some other items of note this morning include a change to the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Nvidia will replace Intel on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, in a move that underscores the growing influence of Gen AI and advanced computing.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
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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
Some other items of note this morning include a change to the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Nvidia will replace Intel on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, in a move that underscores the growing influence of Gen AI and advanced computing.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 2 Nov. 2024
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