The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 44000 for the first time on record Monday. The index added around 304 points, or 0.69%, to 44293.13. The climb from 43000—hit 20 trading days ago ...

For more than 128 years, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI-0.10%) has served as a barometer of Wall Street's health. Over that time, it's evolved from an index that contained a dozen ...