The Dow Jones index rose on the stock market today as Verizon and Cleveland-Cliffs climbed after quarterly results. Apple and Nike also shined.

To be exact, the Dow Jones, which is also known as the Dow or the DJIA, is a price-weighted index of 30 blue chip stocks on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq. These companies are ...

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The Dow is an index of 30 of the largest companies in the U.S., and a barometer of the stock market as a whole. At the open of trading today, Dow stalwarts Exxon and Raytheon will be replaced by ...

Also, during the bear market from October 2007 to March 2009, the Dow fell less than other market measures. For instance, it lost 53.8 percent of its value, compared with 56.8 percent for the S&P 500.