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What Is the Dow Jones Industrial Average?

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an index (list), designed to track the performance of 30 giant corporations that act as a proxy for the entire United States economy. The stocks in the Dow are chosen by the editors of The Wall Street Journal.

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