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May 17, 2024 · The Dow Jones Industrial average has doubled every 8.1 years, or 2,969 days, since 1983. Before that, it took more than 24 years for the index to double from 625 in the spring of 1959 to September ...
Dec 21, 2022 · The Dow ended the year at a record high of 30,606.48. On Nov. 24, 2020, it broke 30,000 and closed at 30,046.24. Its record before that was achieved on Nov. 16, 2020, when it finished the day at 29,950.44. It also started 2020 on a high note. The Dow set a record high of 28,868.80 on Jan. 2, 2020. It set another record a week later.
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May 17, 2024 · This has been a big week for the stock market. The Dow Jones, the much broader S&P 500 and the NASDAQ all reached record highs with the Dow crossing the 40,000 threshold for the first time. The ...
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Journalist Charles Dow and his business partner, Edward Jones, established the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1896 with 12 companies in the industrial sector. The number of companies included in the index increased to 20 in 1916 and then to the current number, 30, in 1928. Since its inception, the Dow has remained among the most frequently discuss...
The Dow has consistently hit new highs during the 2010s. The longest bull market in history lasted about 11 years, starting in March 2009 and ending in February 2020. Many records were set in 2019, thanks in part to trade talks with China that boosted firms in the index. The Dow had 22 record closes in 2019. The Dow finally broke the 30,000 mark th...
While the recent decade has shown strong economic growth, leading to plenty of record highs for the Dow, there have been significant plunges as well, both over longer periods and in dramatic single-day or single-moment drops. Perhaps the most infamous trough was during the Great Depression, in which the Dow lost about 90%of its value over three yea...
The Dow posted its all-time high during intraday trading on May 16, 2024, reaching a peak of 40,051.05 points. The highest close occurred the day before when the index closed at 39,908.00 points. The peak was led in part by optimism that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates later this year.
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Dec 13, 2023 · The Dow DJIA went up 512.30 points, or 1.4%, to close at 37,090.24, marking the first time the index has risen above 37,000 intraday, according to Dow Jones Market Data. It traded as high as ...
2 days ago · The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is one of the most widely followed stock market indexes in the world. It tracks the performance of 30 large U.S. companies from various sectors. On this ...
Dec 15, 2023 · Here's the upshot: If the new bull market aligns with the historical average, the Dow Jones will increase 172% over a five-year period. But the current bull market technically started when the Dow ...
