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NYSE Arca: .INDU   10,568.99 +1.66 (+0.01%)  Today2:40 PM ET
Parent Company: Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
 
                   
Name: The Dow Jones Industrial Average
Industries: Finance
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The best known Stock Market Index for the U.S. market comprised of 30 of the largest cap and most widely held companies. Often referred to as 'The Dow', 'The Industrial Average' or the 'Dow 30'. The current index has less to do with pure industrial companies than in the past with large technology companies included, such as Microsoft and Intel. This index is price-weighted, which means the index number is computed using the prices of its components regardless of their market caps. This remains decently
The best known Stock Market Index for the U.S. market comprised of 30 of the largest cap and most widely held companies. Often referred to as 'The Dow', 'The Industrial Average' or the 'Dow 30'.

The current index has less to do with pure industrial companies than in the past with large technology companies included, such as Microsoft and Intel. This index is price-weighted, which means the index number is computed using the prices of its components regardless of their market caps. This remains decently consistent as companies selected for inclusion all are large cap companies. A 'divisor' is used to account for companies in the average that may go through a stock-split or pay a dividend so as to keep a more consistent value for the 'average.'

As of October 12, 2009 the 30 Companies included in the average are;

3M - MMM- Conglomerate, since 8/9/1976
Alcoa - AA- Aluminum, since 6/1/1959
American Express - AXP - Consumer Finance, since 8/30/1982
AT&T - T - Telecommunication, 11/1/1999
Bank of America - BAC - Banking, since 2/19/2008
Boeing - BA - Aerospace & Defense, since 3/12/1987
Caterpillar - CAT - Construction & Mining Equipment, since 5/6/1991
Chevron Corporation - CVX - Oil & Gas, since 2/19/2008
Cisco Systems - CSCO - Computer Networking, since 6/8/2009
Coca-Cola - KO - Beverages, since 3/12/1987
DuPont - DD - Chemical Industry, since 11/20/1935
ExxonMobil - XOM - Oil & Gas, since 10/1/2008
General Electric - GE - Conglomerate, since 11/7/1907
Hewlett-Packard - HPQ - Technology, since 3/17/1997
Home Depot - HD - Home improvement retailer, since 11/1/1999
Intel Corp. - INTC - Semiconductors, since 11/1/1999
IBM - IBM - Computers and Technology, since 6/29/1979
Johnson & Johnson - JNJ - Pharmaceuticals, since 3/1731997
JPMorgan Chase - JPM - Banking, since 5/6/1991
Kraft Foods - KFT - Food processing, since 9/22/2008
McDonald's - MCD - Fast food restaurant, since 10/30/1985
Merck & Co. - MRK - Pharmaceuticals,
Pfizer - PFE - Pharmaceuticals, since 4/8/2004
Proctor & Gamble - PG - Consumer goods, since 5/26/1932
Travelers - TRV - Insurance, since 6/8/2009
United Technologies Corp. - UTX - Conglomerate, 3/14/1939
Verizon Communications - VZ - Telecommunication, since 4/8/2004
Wal-Mart - WMT - Retail, since 3/17/1997
Walk Disney - DIS - Broadcasting & Entertainment, since 5/6/1991
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Goldman's Biggest Hedgie Departs
Chris Dodd may be going it alone on financial reform, but some people are already smelling something in the air and making for the exits. Goldman Sachs's (GS) director of its largest hedge fund, Peirre-Henri Flamand, is leaving the bank to start a new fund on his own, Goldman confirmed to Dow Jones ... - read more at Barron's Online - Stocks to watch today
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Not In Favor Of Weak Euro
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Cftc Working On Proposed Rule On Co-location
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Medtronic Shares Lower as Bonds Trade
As the corporate bond market revives, device maker Medtronic is out with a three-part $3 billion deal. While shares of the company slipped around 10AM, fixed-income investors bid up the bonds. The bonds priced “at the tight end of guidance,” Dow Jones Newswires was told. Medtronic shares ... - read more at Barron's Online
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Negotiating an Angel Deal: What Angels, Entrepreneurs & ...
I know I owe everyone a follow up to my post from last week titled The Proliferation of Standardized Seed Financing Documents.  To the many of you out there that emailed me in response, thanks for all of the thought, ideas, suggestions, and offers of help.  More on that soon. In the mean time, ... - read more at Brad Feld's Blog
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US chamber of commerce slams Tobin tax proposals
• Group says levy would cause Dow Jones to plunge• Study claims seven out of 10 people oppose ideaAmerica's leading business advocacy group, the US chamber of commerce, has slammed proposals for a Robin Hood tax on financial transactions by claiming that a levy would cause the Dow Jones Industrial Average ... - read more at Guardian.co.uk - Business
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(Updates throughout with background, detail) Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES BOCA RATON, Fla. -(Dow Jones)- The Chicago Board Options Exchange on Thursday moved ahead with plans for a long-delayed initial pub... - read more at Japan Herald
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U.S. markets slip early
New York -- Equity markets in New York slipped early Thursday, despite a Department of Commerce report that the U.S. trade gap shrank in January. dow joens.jpg The trade gap fell 6.6 percent to $37.3 billion, despite a prediction it would rise to $40.8 billion. In midmorning trading, the Dow Jones industrial ... - read more at The Money Times
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europe's Steelmakers Warn Against Big Iron Ore Price Hike
(Adds details.) LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The European steel industry Thursday warned that the hefty price increases mining companies are seeking for iron ore could slow the region's economic recovery or ... - read more at Japan Herald
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Citi Holds on $4; Pandit to Outline 1.25% ROA
It had to happen that after three days of Citigroup (C) stock mania, some news came to the fore, along with further rumor innuendo and speculation. Let's start with fact: Citi sold $2 billion of “trust preferred securities,” or TRUPs, yesterday, yielding 8.5%, a lower rate than expected ... - read more at Barron's Online - Stocks to watch today
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