The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is one of several A stock market index is a listing of stocks, and a statistic reflecting the composite value of its components. It is used as a tool to represent the characteristics of its component stocks, all of which bear some commonality such as trading on the same stock market exchange, belonging to... stock market indices created by The Wall Street Journal is an influential international daily newspaper published in New York City, New York with an average daily circulation of 1,800,607 (2002). For many years, it had the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, although it is currently second to USA Today... Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=DJ)), based in the United States is a publishing and financial information firm. The company was founded in 1882 by three reporters: Charles Dow, Edward Jones, and Charles Bergstresser. Like The New York Times... Dow Jones & Company founder --204.220.139.21 21:00, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)Charles Henry Dow (November 6, 1851 - December 4, American journalist who founded Dow Jones & Company and The Wall Street Journal. Born in Sterling, Connecticut, Dow never finished high school. He saw the need for an index to probe the... Charles Dow. Dow compiled the index as a way to gauge the performance of the industrial component of America's A stock market is a market for the trading of publicly held company stock and associated financial instruments (including stock options, convertibles and stock index futures). Contents // 1 Trading 2 Ownership 3 International markets 4 Stock index 5 Derivative instruments 6 Strategies 6.1 Short selling 6.2 Margin buying... stock markets. It is the oldest continuing U.S. market index.

Today, the average consists of 30 of the largest and most widely-held public companies in the This article is on the country in North America. For other uses, see United States may refer to: The United States of America, a country in North America. The SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. The USS United States, a never-built aircraft carrier. The United Mexican... United States. The "industrial" portion of the name is largely historical—many of the 30 modern components have little to do with heavy industry. To compensate for the effects of A stock split is a type of corporate action that replaces shares in a public company with more shares in the same company at a lower price. Although this leaves the market capitalization of the company the same, an increase in the number of shares leads to greater liquidity, and... stock splits and other adjustments, it is currently a In statistics, given a set of data, X = { x1, x2, ..., xn} and corresponding weights, W = { w1, w2, ..., wn} the weighted mean is calculated as Note that if all the weights are equal, the weighted mean is the same as the arithmetic mean. While weighted means generally behave in a similar... weighted average, not the actual In mathematics and statistics, the arithmetic mean of a set of numbers is the sum of all the members of the set divided by the number of items in the set. (The word set is used perhaps somewhat loosely; for example, the number 3.8 could occur more than once... average of the prices of its component stocks.

History

First published on May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). There are 219 days remaining before the end of the year. May Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14... May 26, Years: 1893 1894 1895 - 1896 - 1897 1898 1899 Decades: 1860s 1870s 1880s - 1890s - 1900s 1910s 1920s Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century 1896 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Rail transport - Science - Sport Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State leaders Contents // 1 Events 1.1... 1896, the DJIA represented the average of twelve stocks from various important American industries. Of those original twelve, only General Electric Type Technology and Services Slogan Imagination at work Founded 1879 (in 1892, company took on current name) Location HQ in Fairfield, CT; locations in ? Key people Jeff Immelt: CEO, Keith S. Sherin: CFO, Gary M. Reiner: CIO, Dennis Dammerman and Robert Charles Wright: Vice Chairmen Employees 315... General Electric remains part of the average. The other eleven were:

• American Cotton Oil Company, a predecessor of Bestfoods, now part of Unilever is an Anglo-Dutch company which owns many of the worlds consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products. Unilever employs more than 247,000 people and had a worldwide turnover of €48 760 million in 2002. Unilever has two parent companies: Unilever... Unilever
• American Sugar Company, now Amstar Holdings
• The American Tobacco Company was founded in 1890 by J. B. Duke as a merger between a number of tobacco manufacturers including Allen and Ginter. Akin to the domination of Standard Oil in the same era, the American Tobacco Company dominated the industry by acquiring the Lucky Strike Company and... American Tobacco Company, broken up in 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Years: 1908 1909 1910 - 1911 - 1912 1913 1914 Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s - 1910s - 1920s 1930s 1940s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1911 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail... 1911
• Chicago Gas Company, bought by Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. in Years: 1894 1895 1896 - 1897 - 1898 1899 1900 Decades: 1860s 1870s 1880s - 1890s - 1900s 1910s 1920s Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century 1897 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Rail transport - Science - Sport Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State leaders Contents // 1 Events 2 Births... 1897 (now Peoples Energy Corporation)
• Distilling & Cattle Feeding Company, now Millennium Chemicals
• Laclede Gas Light Company, still in operation as The Laclede Group
• National Lead Company, now NL Industries
• North American Company, broken up in the Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s - 1940s - 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Contents // 1 Events and trends 1.1 Technology 1.2 Science 1.3 War, peace and politics 1.4 Economics... 1940s
• Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, bought by The United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=X)), later named USX Corporation in 1991, then renamed the United States Steel Corporation again in 2001 when the shareholders of USX spun off the steelmaking assets of the company after its acquisition... U.S. Steel in Years: 1904 1905 1906 - 1907 - 1908 1909 1910 Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s - 1900s - 1910s 1920s 1930s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1907 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics Canada - Sport Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious... 1907
• U.S. Leather Company, dissolved Years: 1949 1950 1951 - 1952 - 1953 1954 1955 Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s - 1950s - 1960s 1970s 1980s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1952 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics Canada - Sport Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious... 1952
• U.S. Rubber Company, changed its name to Uniroyal in Years: 1964 1965 1966 - 1967 - 1968 1969 1970 Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s - 1960s - 1970s 1980s 1990s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1967 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics Canada - Sport Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious... 1967, bought by Michelin logo Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin, based in Clermont-Ferrand, France, is primarily a tire manufacturer. It invented the radial tire design used by nearly all modern tires. Michelin also publishes a popular series of road maps and travel guides. Michelin is based in the town of... Michelin in 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. Years: 1987 1988 1989 - 1990 - 1991 1992 1993 Decades: 1960s 1970s 1980s - 1990s - 2000s 2010s 2020s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1990 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport... 1990

When it was first published, the index stood at 40.94. It was computed as a direct average, by first adding up stock prices of its components and dividing by the number of stocks. In 1916 is a Here is the calendar for any leap year starting on Saturday (dominical letter BA), e.g. 2000. January February March Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 1 2 3 4 5... 1916, the number of stocks in the DJIA was increased to twenty, and finally to thirty in Years: 1925 1926 1927 - 1928 - 1929 1930 1931 Decades: 1890s 1900s 1910s - 1920s - 1930s 1940s 1950s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1928 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics Canada - Sport Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious... 1928. By November 14 is the 318th A day is any of several different units of time. The word refers either to the period of light when the Sun is above the local horizon or to the full day covering a dark and a light period. Contents // 1 Introduction 2 Civil Day... November 14, 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. Years: 1969 1970 1971 - 1972 - 1973 1974 1975 Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1972 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television... 1972 the average closed above 1,000 (1,003.16) for the first time.

The These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. The individual century pages contain lists of decades and years. See history for different organizations of historical events. See Calendar and List of calendars for other groupings of years. For earlier time periods see cosmological timeline, geologic timescale, evolutionary timeline, pleistocene... 1980s and especially the These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. The individual century pages contain lists of decades and years. See history for different organizations of historical events. See Calendar and List of calendars for other groupings of years. For earlier time periods see cosmological timeline, geologic timescale, evolutionary timeline, pleistocene... 1990s saw a very rapid increase in the average. On November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 40 days remaining. November Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19... November 21, 1995 was a This is the calendar for any common year starting on Sunday (dominical letter A). (A common year is a year with 365 days -- in other words, not a leap year.) January February March Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa... 1995 it closed above 5,000 (5,023.55) for the first time and on March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). There are 277 days remaining. March Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19... March 29, For the album by Prince changed his stage name into an unpronounceable symbol in 1993, but took up the name Prince again in 1999. Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson June 7, 1958) is a popular musician. His music has spanned myriad styles including funk, rhythm and blues, psychedelia and rock... 1999 the average closed at 10,006.78 which was the first time the index closed above the 10,000 mark. Just over a month later on May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). There are 242 days remaining. May Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20... May 3, For the album by Prince changed his stage name into an unpronounceable symbol in 1993, but took up the name Prince again in 1999. Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson June 7, 1958) is a popular musician. His music has spanned myriad styles including funk, rhythm and blues, psychedelia and rock... 1999, it closed at 11,014.70, its first close above 11,000. The average closed at an the all-time peak of 11,722.98 on January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 351 days remaining (352 in leap years). Celebrated as New Years Day by those still following the Julian calendar. January Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4 5 6... January 14, This page is about the year 2000. See Note: This is an article about the British comic book 2000 AD, rather than the year 2000 2000 AD logo 2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction oriented comic. The publication, which serialises a number of separate stories each prog (see... 2000. By mid- 2002 is a This is the calendar for a common year starting on Tuesday (dominical letter F), e.g. 2002, 1991, 1985, 1974, 1963... (A common year is a year with 365 days -- in other words, not a leap year.) January Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1... 2002 however, it had returned to its 1998 is a This is the calendar for any common year starting on Thursday (dominical letter D). (A common year is a year with 365 days -- in other words, not a leap year.) January February March Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa... 1998 level of 8000. On October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day or month in order to keep the calendar year in sync with an astronomical or seasonal year. Seasons and astronomical events do not repeat at an... October 9, 2002 is a This is the calendar for a common year starting on Tuesday (dominical letter F), e.g. 2002, 1991, 1985, 1974, 1963... (A common year is a year with 365 days -- in other words, not a leap year.) January Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1... 2002, the DJIA bottomed out at 7286.27, its lowest close since October 1997. By the end of 2003 is a This is the calendar for a common year starting on Wednesday (dominical letter E), e.g. 2003. (A common year is a year with 365 days — in other words, not a leap year.) January Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4... 2003, however, the Dow returned to the 10,000 level. (see Closing Milestones of the Dow Jones Industrial Average)

The largest one-day percentage drop in the Dow occurred on " Black Monday is the name ascribed to Monday October 19, 1987. On that day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 22.6%, the largest one-day decline in recorded stock market history. This one day decline was not confined to the United States, but mirrored all over the world. By... Black Monday" in 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. Years: 1984 1985 1986 - 1987 - 1988 1989 1990 Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1987 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport... 1987 when the average fell 22.6%. The largest one-day point drop occurred on September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). There are 105 days remaining. September Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23... September 17, This article is about the year 2001. For information on the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, see A movie poster from the original release of 2001 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is an immensely popular and influential science fiction film and book; the film directed by Stanley Kubrick and the... 2001, the first day of trading after the The World Trade Center on fire Sep 11, 2001 attacks Timeline Background history Planning Execution September 11, 2001 Rest of September October Aftermath Victims Casualties Missing Persons Survivors Foreign casualties Rescue workers Effects U.S. government response World political effects World economic effects Airport security Closings and cancellations Movies and... September 11, 2001 attacks, when the Dow fell 684.81 points or 7.1%. By the end of the week of September 17th, the Dow had fallen 1369.70 points, or 14.3%

Criticism

Some people criticize the DJIA because it is a price-weighted average, which gives relatively higher-priced stocks more influence over the average than their lower-priced counterparts. This can produce misleading results, as a $1 increase in a lower-priced stock can be negated by a $1 decrease in a much higher-priced stock, even though the first stock experienced a larger percentage change. Additionally, the inclusion of only 30 stocks in the average has brought on additional criticism of the average, as the DJIA is widely used as an indicator of overall market performance. Because of these issues, the The S&P 500 is a list of 500 US corporations, ordered by market capitalization. The list is owned and maintained by Standard & Poors Corporation. All of the companies in the list are large publicly-held companies which trade on major US stock exchanges such as the... S&P 500 is becoming more widely quoted and used as a more realistic broad market performance indicator.

Components

The individual components of the DJIA are occasionally changed as market conditions warrant. They are selected by the editors of The Wall Street Journal. When companies are replaced, the individual weightings are adjusted so that the value of the average is not directly affected by the change.

On November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. November Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20... November 1, For the album by Prince changed his stage name into an unpronounceable symbol in 1993, but took up the name Prince again in 1999. Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson June 7, 1958) is a popular musician. His music has spanned myriad styles including funk, rhythm and blues, psychedelia and rock... 1999, Chevron was founded after an 1879 oil discovery in Pico Canyon, near the Santa Susana Mountains north of Los Angeles, California as the Pacific Coast Oil Co. This entity was later acquired by Standard Oil. After the breakup of Standard Oil, the company was called Standard Oil of California or... Chevron, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (NYSE: GT (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=GT)) was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. It is one of the largest tire and rubber companies in the world, and is based in Akron, Ohio. Although the company was not... Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Sears, Roebuck and Co Type Public Slogan Founded 1886 Chicago, Illinois Location Hoffman Estates, IL Key people Alan Lacy, CEO & Chairman Employees 249,000 Products Retail Web site www.sears.com Sears, Roebuck and Company (NYSE: S (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=S)) was... Sears Roebuck, and Union Carbide is a chemical manufacturer, now a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. The company is most well-known for the Bhopal Disaster in 1984, in which the leakage of the highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate (MIC) killed thousands in Bhopal, India. The chairman Warren Anderson was charged with... Union Carbide were removed from the DJIA and replaced by The following article is about the multinational corporation; intel is also an abbreviation for intelligence, used in reference to military intelligence and espionage. Intel Corp Type Public Slogan Intel Inside Founded 1968 Location Santa Clara, CA Key people Craig Barrett, CEO Andrew Grove, Chairman Employees 85,000 Products Semiconductors Web... Intel, Microsoft Corporation Type Public Slogan Your Potential. Our Passion. Founded Albuquerque, New Mexico (1975) Location One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 Key people William H. (Bill) Gates III, Chairman & Chief Software Architect Steven A. (Steve) Ballmer, CEO Kevin R. Johnson, VP Marketing Employees 57,000 (2004) Products Microsoft Encarta... Microsoft, Home Depot Inc Type Public Slogan You Can Do It. We Can Help. Founded 1978 Atlanta, Georgia Location Atlanta, Georgia Key people Robert Nardelli, CEO & Chairman Employees 299,000 Products Retail(Home Improvment) Web site www.homedepot.com The Home Depot (NYSE: HD (http://www.nyse.com/about... Home Depot, and SBC Communications Inc Type Public Slogan Going Beyond the Call Founded Location San Antonio, TX Key people Edward Whitacre, Jr., CEO & Chairman Employees 168,000 Products Telecom Web site www.sbc.com SBC Communications (NYSE: SBC (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=SBC)) is an... SBC Communications. Intel and Microsoft became the first two companies traded on the NASDAQ, originally an acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, is a stock exchange run by the National Association of Securities Dealers. When it began trading on February 8, 1971, it was the worlds first electronic stock market. Since 1999, it is the largest American stock exchange... NASDAQ exchange to be listed in the DJIA. On April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). There are 267 days remaining. April Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19... April 8, 2004 is a This is a calendar for any leap year starting on Thursday (dominical letter DC), e.g. 2004. January February March Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 1 2 3... 2004, another change occurred as International Paper Co Type Public Slogan Founded 1898 Location Stamford, Connecticut Key people John Faraci, CEO & Chairman Employees 83,000 Products Paper & Paper products Web site www.internationalpaper.com/ International Paper (NYSE: IP (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=IP)) is an American pulp... International Paper, AT&T Corp Type Public Slogan The worlds networking company Founded 1885 Location Bedminster, NJ Key people David Dorman, CEO & Director Employees 61,600 Products Telecom Web site www.att.com AT&T (formerly an abbreviation for American Telephone and Telegraph) Corporation (NYSE: T (http... AT&T, and Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=EK)) is a large multinational public company producing photographic equipment. The basis of Eastman Kodak was the Eastman Dry Plate Company founded by inventor George Eastman and businessman Henry Strong in 1881. The developers of... Eastman Kodak were replaced with Pfizer, Inc. Type Public (NYSE: PFE (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=PFE)) Slogan N/A Founded Brooklyn, New York 1849 Location New York, New York Key people Henry A. (Hank) McKinnell Jr., CEO David L. Shedlarz, EVP/CFO Yvonne R. Jackson, SVP/HR Employees 122... Pfizer, This article or section should include material from Bell Atlantic This article or section should include material from GTE Verizon Communications Type Public Slogan We never stop working for you(wireless) and Make Progress Everyday (telco) Founded Location New York, New York Key people Ivan Seidenberg, CEO & Chairman Employees... Verizon, and American International Group, Inc Type Public Slogan Founded Location New York, New York Key people Maurice Greenberg, CEO & Chairman Employees 86,000 Products Insurance Web site www.aig.com American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (NYSE: AIG (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=AIG)) is an... AIG.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average consists of the following 30 companies:

• This article is about the American company, for the Russian company involved in a pyramid scheme, see MMM (pyramid) 3M Type Public (NYSE:MMM) Slogan Innovation Founded Two Harbors, Minnesota (1906) Location Saint Paul, Minnesota Key people W. James McNerney, Jr., Chairman/CEO Patrick D. Campbell, Senior VP/CFO Employees... 3M Co. (materials, electronics) ( A stock symbol or ticker symbol is a shorthand code used to uniquely identify shares of a publicly-traded corporation on a particular stock market. A stock symbol may either be comprised of letters, numbers or a combination of both. Contents // 1 U.S stock symbol history 1.1 Examples... Stock symbol MMM)
• This article is about the company. For other uses, see Alcoa (disambiguation). Alcoa (NYSE: AA (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=AA)) is an American company and one of the largest producers of aluminum. In 1894, Pittsburgh Reduction Company was established. This company changed its name... Alcoa Inc. ( magnesium – aluminium – silicon B Al Ga       Full table General Name, Symbol, Number aluminium, Al, 13 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13 (IIIA), 3, p Density, Hardness 2700 kg/m3, 2.75 Appearance silvery Atomic properties Atomic weight 26.981538 amu Atomic radius... aluminum) (Stock symbol AA)
• Altria Group Inc Type Public Slogan Founded 1860 London, UK Location New York City Key people Louis Camilleri, CEO & Chairman Employees 165,000 Products Tobacco Web site www.altria.com Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=MO)), previously called Philip... Altria Group, Inc. (formerly Philip Morris) ( Food from plant sources Food is any substance normally eaten or drunk by living organisms. The term food also includes liquid drinks. Food is the main source of energy and of nutrition for animals, and is usually of animal or plant origin. The study of food is called food science... food, The word drink is primarily a verb, meaning to ingest liquids, see Drinking. As a noun, it refers to the liquid thus ingested. It is often used in a narrower sense to refer to alcoholic beverages (as both a verb and a noun). It can also be used metaphorically, as... beverages, Tobacco Tobacco plants Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Solanales Family: Solanaceae Genus: Nicotiana Species N. acuminata N. alata N. attenuata N. bigelovil N. clevelandii N. debneyi N. excelsior N. exigua N. forgetiana N. glauca N. glutinosa N. kawakamii N. knightiana N. langsdorffii N. longiflora N. obtusifolia... tobacco) (Stock symbol MO)
• American International Group, Inc Type Public Slogan Founded Location New York, New York Key people Maurice Greenberg, CEO & Chairman Employees 86,000 Products Insurance Web site www.aig.com American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (NYSE: AIG (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=AIG)) is an... American International Group, Inc. ( Insurance is the business of providing protection against financial aspects of risk, such as those to property, life, health and legal liability. It is one method of the overall concept known as risk management. Contents // 1 Introduction 2 History of insurance 3 Types of insurance 4 Types of insurance companies... insurance) (Stock symbol AIG)
• American Express Co Type Public Slogan Do More Founded 1850 Location New York, New York Key people Kenneth Chenault, CEO & Chairman Employees 78,200 Products Financial Services Web site www.americanexpress.com/ American Express (NYSE: AXP (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=AXP)) is a... American Express Co. (financial services) (Stock symbol AXP)
• The Boeing Company Boeing logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked For other uses, see Logo (disambiguation). This article or section should include material from logo design, discuss it at Talk:Logo design A logotype, commonly known as a logo, is the graphic element of a trademark or brand... The Boeing Co. (aviation and aerospace) (Stock symbol BA)
• Caterpillar Inc Type Public Slogan Founded 1925 Location Peoria, IL Key people James Owens, CEO & Chairman Employees 69,169 Products Construction & Agriculture Machinery Web site www.cat.com Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=CAT)) is a United States based... Caterpillar Inc. (heavy equipment) (Stock symbol CAT)
• Citigroup Inc. Type Public (NYSE: C (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=C)) Slogan Live Richly. Founded Baltimore, Maryland (1986) Location New York, New York Key people Sanford I. (Sandy) Weill, Chairman Robert Rubin, Director Charles O. (Chuck) Prince III, CEO Robert B. (Bob) Willumstad, COO... Citigroup Inc. (financial services) (Stock symbol C)
• The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. Coca-Cola (also known as Coke, Coke being a trademark of Coca Cola Company after it was discovered many people called it... The Coca-Cola Co. (beverages) (Stock symbol KO)
• E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co Type Public Slogan The miracles of science Founded 1802 Location Wilmington, Delaware Key people Charles Holliday, Jr., CEO & Chairman Employees 81,000 Products Chemicals Web site www.dupont.com E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE: DD (http... E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. ( Chemical industry includes those industries involved in the production of petrochemicals, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, polymers, paints, oleochemicals etc. Chemical processes are used, including chemical reactions to form new substances, separations based on properties such as solubility or ionic charge, and distillations, in addition to transformations by heating and other methods. Chemical... chemicals) (Stock symbol DD)
• Exxon Mobil Corporation Type Public Slogan Founded 1911 (in 1999, company took on current name) Location HQ in Irving, Texas Key people Lee R. Raymond: Chairman and CEO; Rex W. Tillerson: President; Edward G. Galante, Stuart R. McGill, J. Stephen Simon: Senior Vice Presidents Employees 88,300 Products Petrochemical Web... Exxon Mobil Corp. ( The history of the petroleum industry in North America began nearly simultaneously in Canada and the United States. Contents // Categories: Historical stubs | Petroleum ... petroleum) (Stock symbol XOM)
• General Electric Type Technology and Services Slogan Imagination at work Founded 1879 (in 1892, company took on current name) Location HQ in Fairfield, CT; locations in ? Key people Jeff Immelt: CEO, Keith S. Sherin: CFO, Gary M. Reiner: CIO, Dennis Dammerman and Robert Charles Wright: Vice Chairmen Employees 315... General Electric Co. (electronics, financial services) (Stock symbol GE)
• GM redirects here. For other uses, see GM (disambiguation). General Motors Type Automobile Corportation Slogan  ? Founded 1908 Location HQ in Detroit, Michigan; manufacturing facilities in ? U.S. states and 32 countries Key people Rick Wagoner: Chairman and CEO Employees 340,000+ Products Automobiles, Engines, Electronics and Communications, numerous... General Motors Corp. (automobiles) (Stock symbol GM)
• Hewlett-Packard Co Type Public Slogan invent Founded 1939 Palo Alto, California Location Palo Alto, California Key people Patricia C. Dunn, Non-executive Chairman Robert Wayman, CFO and Interim CEO Employees 151,000 Products Computer Peripherals Web site www.hp.com The Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ (http://www... Hewlett-Packard Co. ( Hardware comprises all of the physical parts of a computer, as distinguished from the data it contains or operates on, and the software that provides instructions for the hardware to accomplish tasks. The boundary between hardware and software is slightly blurry—firmware is software that is built-in to... computer hardware, A computer printer is a computer peripheral device that produces a hard copy (permanent human-readable text and/or graphics, usually on paper) from data stored in a computer connected to it. Contents // 1 Printing mode 2 Monochrome, color and photo printers 3 Methods of image creation 3.1 Toner... printers) (Stock symbol HPQ)
• Home Depot Inc Type Public Slogan You Can Do It. We Can Help. Founded 1978 Atlanta, Georgia Location Atlanta, Georgia Key people Robert Nardelli, CEO & Chairman Employees 299,000 Products Retail(Home Improvment) Web site www.homedepot.com The Home Depot (NYSE: HD (http://www.nyse.com/about... The Home Depot, Inc. (retail, specializing in home improvement) (Stock symbol HD)
• Honeywell International Inc Type Public Slogan We are Honeywell. Founded Location Morristown, New Jersey Key people David Cote, CEO & Chairman Employees 108,000 Products Aerospace & Defence Web site www.honeywell.com Honeywell (NYSE: HON (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=HON)) is a major... Honeywell International Inc. (electronics) (Stock symbol HON)
• The following article is about the multinational corporation; intel is also an abbreviation for intelligence, used in reference to military intelligence and espionage. Intel Corp Type Public Slogan Intel Inside Founded 1968 Location Santa Clara, CA Key people Craig Barrett, CEO Andrew Grove, Chairman Employees 85,000 Products Semiconductors Web... Intel Corp. ( Microprocessors, including an Intel 80486DX2 and an Intel 80386 A microprocessor (abbreviated as µP or uP) is an electronic computer central processing unit (CPU) made from miniaturized transistors and other circuit elements on a single semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) (aka microchip or just chip). Before the advent of microprocessors, electronic... microprocessors) (Stock symbol INTC)
• International Business Machines Type Public (NYSE: IBM (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=IBM)) Slogan Think Founded 1911 Location Armonk, New York Key people Chairman & CEO: Sam Palmisano SVP Technology Nick Donofrio Employees 300K+ Products List of IBM products Web site www.ibm.com International... International Business Machines Corp. ( Hardware is equipment such as fasteners, keys, locks, hinges, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts, especially when they are made of metal. In the United States, hardware has been traditionally sold in hardware stores. In a looser sense, hardware can be major military equipment, or electronic... hardware, Computer software (or simply software) refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of a computer for some purpose. Program software performs the function of the program it implements, either by directly providing instructions to the computer hardware or by serving as input to another... software and services) (Stock symbol IBM)
• JPMorgan Chase and Co Type Public Slogan Founded 1895 Location New York, New York Key people William B. Harrison, Jr., CEO & Chairman Jamie Dimon, President & COO Employees 14,100 Products Banking Web site www.jpmorganchase.com J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM (http://www.nyse... J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (financial services) (Stock symbol JPM)
• Johnson & Johnson Inc Type Public Slogan Founded 1885 Location New Brunswick, New Jersey Key people Alan Lafley, CEO & Director Employees 110,600 Products Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Web site www.jnj.com Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=JNJ... Johnson & Johnson ( This is a list of pharmaceutical and biotech companies that are major manufacturers on global or national markets : Abbott Laboratories Able Laboratories Akzo Nobel Allergan Almirall Prodesfarma Alphapharm Altana (previously Byk Gulden) ALZA, part of Johnson & Johnson Amgen AstraZeneca Aventis, now part of Sanofi-Aventis Bayer AG Biogen... pharmaceuticals) (Stock symbol JNJ)
• McDonalds Corporation Type Restaurants Foundation may be: the founding of an institution. a type of makeup. the supporting part of the honeycomb in a beehive. foundation (architecture) - in architecture, the foundation of a building is the portion of its structure that serves to transfer the weight of the building... McDonald's Corp. ( Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. Fast food is a multi-billion dollar industry which is continuing to grow at a rapid pace in the early 21st century in many countries as fewer people cook at home. Fast... fast food This article or section should include material from Franchise agreement Franchising - from the French for Free, is a method of doing business wherein a franchisor licenses trademarks and methods of doing business to a franchisee in exchange for a recurring royalty fee. The term is commonly used to describe a... franchise) (Stock symbol MCD)
• Merck & Co Inc Type Public Slogan Committed to bringing out the best in medicine. Founded 1816 Location Whitehouse Station, NJ Key people Raymond Gilmartin, CEO & Chairman Employees 63,200 Products Pharmaceutical Web site www.merck.com Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK (http://www.nyse.com/about... Merck and Co., Inc. ( This is a list of pharmaceutical and biotech companies that are major manufacturers on global or national markets : Abbott Laboratories Able Laboratories Akzo Nobel Allergan Almirall Prodesfarma Alphapharm Altana (previously Byk Gulden) ALZA, part of Johnson & Johnson Amgen AstraZeneca Aventis, now part of Sanofi-Aventis Bayer AG Biogen... pharmaceuticals) (Stock symbol MRK)
• Microsoft Corporation Type Public Slogan Your Potential. Our Passion. Founded Albuquerque, New Mexico (1975) Location One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 Key people William H. (Bill) Gates III, Chairman & Chief Software Architect Steven A. (Steve) Ballmer, CEO Kevin R. Johnson, VP Marketing Employees 57,000 (2004) Products Microsoft Encarta... Microsoft Corp. ( Computer software (or simply software) refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of a computer for some purpose. Program software performs the function of the program it implements, either by directly providing instructions to the computer hardware or by serving as input to another... software) (Stock symbol MSFT)
• Pfizer, Inc. Type Public (NYSE: PFE (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=PFE)) Slogan N/A Founded Brooklyn, New York 1849 Location New York, New York Key people Henry A. (Hank) McKinnell Jr., CEO David L. Shedlarz, EVP/CFO Yvonne R. Jackson, SVP/HR Employees 122... Pfizer Inc ( Pharmacology (in Greek: pharmacon is drug, and logos is science) is the study of how chemical substances interfere with living systems. If these substances have medicinal properties, they are referred to as pharmaceuticals. The field encompasses drug composition, drug properties, interactions, toxicology, and desirable effects that can be used in... pharmaceuticals) (Stock symbol PFE)
• Procter & Gamble Co Type Public Slogan Founded Location Cincinnati, Ohio Key people Alan Lafley, CEO & Director Employees 110,000 Products Consumer Goods and Products Web site www.pg.com Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) (NYSE: PG (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker... The Procter and Gamble Co. (household supplies, This is a list of pharmaceutical and biotech companies that are major manufacturers on global or national markets : Abbott Laboratories Able Laboratories Akzo Nobel Allergan Almirall Prodesfarma Alphapharm Altana (previously Byk Gulden) ALZA, part of Johnson & Johnson Amgen AstraZeneca Aventis, now part of Sanofi-Aventis Bayer AG Biogen... pharmaceuticals) (Stock symbol PG)
• SBC Communications Inc Type Public Slogan Going Beyond the Call Founded Location San Antonio, TX Key people Edward Whitacre, Jr., CEO & Chairman Employees 168,000 Products Telecom Web site www.sbc.com SBC Communications (NYSE: SBC (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=SBC)) is an... SBC Communications, Inc. ( Telecommunication is the extension of communication over a distance. In practice it also recognizes that something may be lost in the process; hence the term telecommunication covers all forms of distance and/or conversion of the original communications, including radio, telegraphy, television, telephony, data communication and computer networking. The elements... telecommunications) (Stock symbol SBC)
• United Technologies Corp Type Public Slogan Founded Location Hartford, Connecticut Key people George David, CEO & Chairman Employees 203,300 Products Conglomerates Web site www.utc.com United Technologies Corporation (UTC) (NYSE: UTX (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=UTX)) is a major multinational corporation based... United Technologies Corp. (aerospace, defense) (Stock symbol UTX)
• This article or section should include material from Bell Atlantic This article or section should include material from GTE Verizon Communications Type Public Slogan We never stop working for you(wireless) and Make Progress Everyday (telco) Founded Location New York, New York Key people Ivan Seidenberg, CEO & Chairman Employees... Verizon ( Telecommunication is the extension of communication over a distance. In practice it also recognizes that something may be lost in the process; hence the term telecommunication covers all forms of distance and/or conversion of the original communications, including radio, telegraphy, television, telephony, data communication and computer networking. The elements... telecommunications) (Stock symbol VZ)
• The neutrality of this article is disputed. Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Type Public Slogan Wal-Mart. Always Low Prices. Always. Founded Rogers, Arkansas, 1962 Location Bentonville, Arkansas Key people Sam Walton 1918-1992, Founder H. Lee Scott, CEO S. Robson Walton... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ( In commerce, a retailer buys goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers or importers, either directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells individual items or small quantities to the general public or end user customers, usually in a shop, also called store. Retailers are at the end of... retailer) (Stock symbol WMT)

• Alternate meanings: Disney (disambiguation) The Walt Disney Company Type Public (NYSE: DIS (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=DIS)) Slogan N/A Founded California (1923) Location Burbank, California Key people George J. Mitchell, Chairman Michael D. Eisner, CEO Robert A. Iger, President/COO Employees 112,000... The Walt Disney Co. ( The entertainment industry consists of a large number of sub-industries devoted to entertainment. However, the term is often used in the mass media to describe the mass media companies that control the distribution and manufacture of mass media entertainment. The traditional live entertainment industry The theater playwrights actors and... entertainment) (Stock symbol DIS)

See also

• Dow Theory is a theory about how to build wealth given the nature of movements of the US stock market. The theory originally derived from the editorials of Charles H. Dow (1851-1902), journalist, first editor of the Wall Street Journal and co-founder of Dow Jones and Company. It... Dow theory
• Dowism can be both a misspelling (sometimes intentional) and a humorous term. It is also used to represent the pronunciation of the Chinese philosophy Taoism, or, in the more modern pinyin spelling Daoism Used as a derivative of Dow Jones, the term was applied by columnist and radio personality Steve... Dowism
• Closing Milestones of the Dow Jones Industrial Average
• NASDAQ, originally an acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, is a stock exchange run by the National Association of Securities Dealers. When it began trading on February 8, 1971, it was the worlds first electronic stock market. Since 1999, it is the largest American stock exchange... Nasdaq
• New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. The NYSE is operated by the not-for-profit corporation New York Stock Exchange, Inc, with its main building located at 18 Broad Street, at the corner of... NYSE

External links

• Dow Jones & Company Website (http://www.dowjones.com/)
• History of Dow Jones Industrial Average (http://www.mdleasing.com/djia.htm)

Performance

• Yahoo: Chart of DJIA performance (1928-present) (http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=%5EDJI&t=my&l=off&z=l&q=l)
• Fred's Intelligent Bear Site (http://home.earthlink.net/~intelligentbear/)
  • Fred's Intelligent Bear Site - Inflation Adjusted DJIA (http://home.earthlink.net/~intelligentbear/com-dj-infl.htm)