The Dow Jones index rose Thursday after a surprisingly strong June jobs report. Nvidia stock and Palantir rallied.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite tallied fresh record closing highs on Thursday, buoyed by a stronger-than-expected jobs ...

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The S&P 500 hit a fresh record even as the strong June jobs report dented the market's expectations for rate cuts this summer ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up around 4% in the first half of 2025 with a large majority of the 30 stocks positive.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average may not be as comprehensive or precise as the S&P 500 or a total market index such as the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index (NASDAQMUTFUND:WFIV.X), but this long ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is kicking out three iconic players: Exxon Mobil (XOM), Raytheon (RTX), and Pfizer (PFE), replacing them with Salesforce (CRM), Amgen (AMGN), and Honeywell (HON ...

The stock market closes early on Thursday and remains closed on Friday, July 4. While American celebrate the Fourth of July, ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a stock market index that tracks 30 large, publicly owned blue-chip companies trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq.

As background, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is a 30-large stock index that aims to be representative of the U.S. stock market, which in turn is generally a reflection of the U.S. economy.

Although it's the top number you see when you look at any stock market coverage, there are some shortcomings to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Most obviously, the Dow Jones only includes 30 stocks.

The Dow divisor is a number used to calculate the level of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. To calculate the Dow's level, add up all the stock prices of its 30 components then divide that figure ...