14,164 - October 9, 2007
The Dow Jones Index (typically the Dow Jones Industrial Average) indicates the relative value of companies based on an average of the 30 largest and most widely-known companies. If the Dow Jones is high, it is assumed that the economy is doing well as profits are high and citizens are spending money.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was created on May 26, 1896 and is named after Charles Dow and Edward Jones.
Dow Jones: in 1882 three men - Charles Dow, Edward Davis Jones and Charles Bergstresser - formed a business in New York. Dow Jones comes from the combination of Charles Dow's and Edward Jones's last names.
March 19,2007
The Dow Jones index has been fluctuating this past week. In the past 2 days alone, the Dow has dropped significantly, over 400 points each day. This morning it also began with a drop.
14,164 - October 9, 2007
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The Dow Jones hit a record all time high of 17,138.20 on July 16, 2014.
The Dow Jones Index (typically the Dow Jones Industrial Average) indicates the relative value of companies based on an average of the 30 largest and most widely-known companies. If the Dow Jones is high, it is assumed that the economy is doing well as profits are high and citizens are spending money.
In 1884, Charles Dow created the Dow Jones Average. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was then created by the same man in May of 1886. The average was made up of 12 stocks.
The Dow Jones has been steadily rising for the passed 100 years. Only recently in 2007 it dropped from 14k to 7k in January of 2009. The Dow Jones is now back to 11k.
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No. Dow Jones Industrial's all time high was 14,164 in October 2007.See related link.
Dow Jones is less commonly known as Dow Jones Industrial Common. Dow Jones is a stock market index, created by Charles Henry Dow.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average was created on May 26, 1896 and is named after Charles Dow and Edward Jones.