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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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%.
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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
After Trump refused to rule out a recession, even Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked sarcastically, at a press briefing, if anyone at the White House was shorting the Dow.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
By the end of the day, the Dow was down more than 20% from its peak in February – and had entered bear market territory.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
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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
After Trump refused to rule out a recession, even Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked sarcastically, at a press briefing, if anyone at the White House was shorting the Dow.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
By the end of the day, the Dow was down more than 20% from its peak in February – and had entered bear market territory.
—Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
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“The Dow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Dow. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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