Dow Jones average
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Dow-Jones average
C20: named after Charles H. Dow (died 1902) and Edward D. Jones (died 1920), American financial statisticians
Example Sentences
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The job then: “One of the jobs I had was to post what the Dow Jones average was doing on a pegboard, every hour,” says Heilbronn, who is based in New York, and is now among the longest-serving employees at Bank of America, parent company of Merrill.
By the time the Great Recession ended in mid-2009, unemployment had doubled to 10% and the Dow Jones Average had fallen by 50%.
From Salon
The Dow Jones average plunged more than 1,000 points during Monday’s trading session before recovering and finishing with a modest gain.
From Seattle Times
On Wall Street, the Dow Jones average jumped 1.35% to a record high, outperforming 1.0% gains in tech-heavy Nasdaq, as investors rotated into cyclical shares out of flying-tech firms.
From Reuters
The Dow Jones Average rose about 150 points as markets opened, or about .5%, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were both up .5%.
From Washington Times
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