Dow Jones has a satisfying September
For one reason or another, the stock market often takes a breather in September, but not this year. Despite a couple down days to finish the month, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 7.7% for September, the best September since 1939! The real debate is whether the market will sustain these gains, but at [...]
Dow above 11,000
Call this one a lunch topic. If you run into someone and they’re asking how the market’s doing, you can tell them the Dow is above 11,000. Then give them some perspective. On March 9, 2009, just 13 months ago, the Dow closed at 6547. At its current level (11,022), we are talking about a [...]
Dow flirts with 10,000
Back in February, Dinner Topics gave you the quick rundown on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. After dropping to as low as 6,470 in early March, the Dow is now flirting with 10,000 – just 15 points away as of this post. When the 10,000 is eventually passed, you can tell everyone that the market [...]
Dow(n) Jones Average
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed today at its lowest level since October, 2002. You frequently hear that phrase, or simply “the Dow” on the news, but what does it really mean? Dow Jones publishes many indexes, but the most popular and easiest to reference is the Dow Jones Industrial Average (or DJIA). The DJIA [...]
