While tariffs are a tangible worry for investors, something far more nefarious (and important) can weigh on the stock market.

Dive into the Dow Jones Industrial Average, one of the most watched stock market indices in the world. Learn what it represents and its significance in the financial markets.

The Dow is based on share prices because when Dow and Jones created it back in the day and it had only 12 stocks, the only metric available for them to use was share price.

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 ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was playing catch-up with the other major U.S. indexes on Tuesday. While the S&P 500 was down about 0.4% and the Nasdaq Composite was down 1.3%, the Dow had gained 0.7 ...

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 ...

It was bound to happen at some point. On Friday after the close of trading, S&P Global announced that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) would finally join the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI ...

With the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) sitting around 40,000, it may seem like a big stretch to expect it to reach 1 million at any point. After all, in the year 1900, the Dow was ...

Live Updates Live Coverage Has Ended DJIA Ends May On An Up Note 4:34 pm The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed in the green Friday at 42,270, up 0.1% for the day, and up 3.9% for the month of ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average set a startling record that shows just how flawed it truly is. UnitedHealth Group’s recent stock plunge makes it clearer than ever why we should stop paying so ...