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The Dow

The highs and lows of the DJIA

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a stock market index of the 30 largest and most widely held U.S. public companies; its numbers are often used to denote the state of the market at large. Part of Dow Jones & Co., publisher of several business newspapers including the Wall Street Journal, the DJIA is now held by Rupert Murdoch as part of his acquiring the company for $5 billion.

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April 2008
- Stocks Flat After Day in Red
  
  MarketWatch | Apr 17, 08 3:27 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Dow ticked up 1.22 points to close at 12,620.49 today, after a flood of mixed earning reports mostly kept stocks down during the session. One analyst was impressed the market didn’t dip, saying it “seems to be holding up relatively well, especially after yesterday’s rally.” The Nasdaq was off 8.28 points, closing at 2,341.83, and the S&P rose 0.85 to 1,365.56. More »
- Stocks Rise Despite Oil Surge
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 15, 08 3:36 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hopeful economic indicators outweighed surging crude prices today, and stocks responded with a modest rally. "There's a little bit of investor optimism cropping up here to hold the market together," a strategist told the Wall Street Journal . The Dow ended up 60.41 at 12,362.47, the Nasdaq up 10.22 at 2,286.04, and the S&P 500 up 6.11 at 1,334.43. More »
- Stocks Seesaw, Close Down
  
  MarketWatch | Apr 14, 08 3:34 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Stocks wobbled today, eventually posting modest losses as investors still processing GE’s poor results absorbed Wachovia's unexpected losses and steeled themselves for more disappointment from first-quarter earnings reports. The Dow ended the day down 23.36 at 12,302.06, the Nasdaq dropped 14.42 to 2,275.82, and the S&P 500 fell 4.51 to 1,328.32. More »
- Markets Plunge on GE News
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 11, 08 3:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The markets went into a tailspin today after GE shares declined 13%—the company's worst performance since the 1987 crash, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow fell 256.56 points to close at 12,325.42, the Nasdaq dropped 61.46 points to 2,290.24, and the S&P 500 shed 27.72 to settle at 1,332.83. More »
- Techs Stand Tall in 'Relief Rally'
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 10, 08 3:34 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Stocks rallied despite a generally unfavorable climate today on positive news from Intel and Wal-Mart, though, with the exception of the Nasdaq, failed to hold on to session highs. The Nasdaq rose 29.58 to close at 2,351.70. The Dow, up triple-digits during the session, ended 54.72 higher at 12,581.98; the S&P 500 gained 6.06 to close at 1,360.55. More »
- Stocks Fall on Dismal Earnings
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 8, 08 3:38 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Stocks fell today as the first-quarter earnings report season began with dismal results and a grim new report confirmed that the housing slump hasn't bottomed out, Bloomberg reports. Washington Mutual, freshly bailed out by TPG, led financials lower after it slashed its dividend 93%. The Dow fell 35.99 to close at 12,576.44, the Nasdaq 16.07 to 2,348.76, and the S&P 500 7.00 to 1,365.54. More »
- Stocks Flat Despite WaMu Deal
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 7, 08 3:36 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Stocks were flat today after worries about coming first-quarter earnings reports kept a financial stocks rally from taking hold, MarketWatch reports. The Dow rose 3.01 to 12,612.42; the S&P 500 rose 2.14 to 1,372.54; and the Nasdaq was off 6.15 to close at 2,364.83. More »
- Resigned Markets End Mixed
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 4, 08 4:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Stocks ended mixed today as a commodities rally contrasted with disappointing employment news, the Wall Street Journal reports—though the major indices were up for the week. The Dow fell 16.61 to close at 12,609.42, up 3.2% for the week. The Nasdaq gained 7.68 points to 2,370.98, a weekly gain of 4.9%; the S&P 500 rose 1.09 point to 1,370.40, rising 4.2% for the week. More »
- Stocks Post Small Gains Again
  
  Wall Street Journal | Apr 3, 08 3:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The markets finished with modest gains for the