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In 1884, Charles Dow created the Dow Jones Average. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was then created by the same man in May of 1886. The average was made up of 12 stocks.

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What is the highest the Dow Jones has been?

14164


The Dow Jones index has been very low hasn't it?

The Dow Jones has been steadily rising for the passed 100 years. Only recently in 2007 it dropped from 14k to 7k in January of 2009. The Dow Jones is now back to 11k.


What company has been on the Dow Jones the longest?

IBM


What is the full form of Dow Jones?

Dow Jones is less commonly known as Dow Jones Industrial Common. Dow Jones is a stock market index, created by Charles Henry Dow.


What's the highest the Dow Jones has ever been?

14164


Who is the Jones in the Dow Jones?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was created on May 26, 1896 and is named after Charles Dow and Edward Jones.


Are the letters in Dow of Dow Jones mean a name?

Charles Dow was the co founder of Dow Jones News.


How did the Dow Jones get its name?

Dow Jones: in 1882 three men - Charles Dow, Edward Davis Jones and Charles Bergstresser - formed a business in New York. Dow Jones comes from the combination of Charles Dow's and Edward Jones's last names.


Who started the Dow Jones?

In 1882, Dow Jones was founded by three reporters: Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser.


What does the abbreviation Dow Jones mean?

I don't think Dow Jones has an abbreviation, however, Dow Jones Industrial Average is DJI or DJIA. Global Dow Jones Industrial Average is INDEXDJX:.DJI.


How high has the Dow Jones been?

14,164 - October 9, 2007


Who started the Dow Jones company?

In 1882, Dow Jones was founded by three reporters: Charles Dow, Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser.