The Dow is based on share prices because when Dow and Jones created it back in the day and it had only 12 stocks, the only metric available for them to use was share price.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 2,231 points, or 5.5%, while the S&P 500 plunged 6%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq declined 5.8%. Jesus apparition appears in clouds after Mass at basilica in ...

Since 1896, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has evolved from an index packed with 12 (mostly) industrial stocks to one that now sports 30 diverse, multinational businesses. Prior to trading ...

U.S. stocks traded sharply higher in Wednesday's final hour of trading, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 headed for a third consecutive session of gains after December's CPI data ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 40000 for the first time, giving investors hope that stocks can keep climbing. Meanwhile, a surprise rate cut this summer could happen as signs of an ...

Dow surges 2.8%, breaks 200-day average for first time since April tariff escalation. By mid-afternoon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 42,385 — its 2nd-best day in 6 months, eclipsed only ...

Paul Krugman Last week, for the first time in history, the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 40,000.

Last week, for the first time in history, the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 40,000. Unlike many right-wing commentators, I don’t consider the stock market the best indicator of the ...

Intel will lose its spot in the Dow Jones Industrial Average after a 25-year run to Nvidia, S&P Dow Jones Indices said Friday, the latest blow to the struggling chipmaker that was among the first ...

UnitedHealth Group's recent stock plunge makes it clearer than ever why we should stop paying so much attention to the Dow.

Meanwhile, the departing Dow Inc. is the smallest component in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, with a market cap of $34 billion (for context, Sherwin-Williams is a $90 billion company).