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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Meanwhile the Dow Jones was the only of major indices to close negative on Wednesday.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 4 June 2025
The Nasdaq climbed 1%, helped along by Nvidia earnings, while the Dow ticked up slightly.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 29 May 2025
But public sentiment did not rebound as quickly as the Dow.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Each of the three market indexes fell Friday, with losses across the Dow Jones Industrial Average (down 0.6%), the S&P 500 (0.7%) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq (0.9%).
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 4 June 2025
The Nasdaq climbed 1%, helped along by Nvidia earnings, while the Dow ticked up slightly.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 29 May 2025
But public sentiment did not rebound as quickly as the Dow.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Each of the three market indexes fell Friday, with losses across the Dow Jones Industrial Average (down 0.6%), the S&P 500 (0.7%) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq (0.9%).
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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“The Dow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Dow. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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