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Wall Street soared Thursday, propelling the Dow Jones Industrials to record highs.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
Dow Jones industrial average — or Dow Jones n. 〚< The Dow Jones Averages, trademark of Dow Jones & Company, Inc.〛 a stock market index based upon the current prices of thirty selected industrial stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange: also Dow (Jones) Industrials or the… … Universalium
Dow Jones industrial average — or Dow Jones n. [< The Dow Jones Averages, trademark of Dow Jones & Company, Inc.] a stock market index based upon the current prices of thirty selected industrial stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange: also Dow (Jones) Industrials or… … English World dictionary
Dow Jones and the Industrials — were a punk band from West Lafayette, Indiana from the late 1970s until about 1981. During this time, they released a split LP with The Gizmos, entitled Hoosier Hysteria ,(extremely rare) and a self titled 7 EP. A Track of theirs, Ladies With… … Wikipedia
Dow Jones Average — /dow/, Trademark. any of the indexes published by Dow Jones & Company, a financial publishing firm in New York City, showing the average closing prices of the representative common stocks of 30 industrials, 20 transportation companies, or 15… … Universalium
Dow Jones Average — /dow/, Trademark. any of the indexes published by Dow Jones & Company, a financial publishing firm in New York City, showing the average closing prices of the representative common stocks of 30 industrials, 20 transportation companies, or 15… … Useful english dictionary
Dow-Jones Index — Dow Jones Index, n. (Finance) an index of certain stock prices on the New York Stock Exchange, computed by the Dow Jones publishing company as a weighted average of the prices of specific stocks in certain categories. Three indices are maintained … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dow Jones Average — Dow′ Jones′ Av erage [[t]daʊ[/t]] Trademark. bus any of the indexes published by Dow Jones & Company showing the average closing prices of the representative common stocks of 30 industrials, 20 transportation companies, or 15 utilities. Also… … From formal English to slang
Dow Jones Transportation Average — The Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJTA, also called the Dow Jones Transports ) is a U.S. stock market index from Dow Jones Indexes of the transportation sector, and is the most widely recognized gauge of the American transportation sector. It … Wikipedia
dow-jones index — n. (also Dow Jones average) a figure based on the average price of selected stocks, indicating the relative price of shares on the New York Stock Exchange. Etymology: C. H. Dow d. 1902 & E. D. Jones d. 1920, Amer. economists * * * noun see dow… … Useful english dictionary
dow-jones average — noun also dow jones index ˈdau̇|jōnz Usage: usually capitalized D&J Etymology: after Charles H. Dow died 1902 and Edward D. Jones died 1920 American financial statisticians : an index of the relative price of securities based on the daily average … Useful english dictionary
