Charles Dow established the Dow Jones Industrial Average on May 26, 1896. Earlier, in 1882, he co-founded the Dow Jones & Company with fellow journalists Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser.

Two of the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 30 components make for no-brainer buys, while another brand-name member continues to suffer from self-inflicted wounds.

A look at whether Nvidia stock has outperformed or underperformed since being added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average in ...

A century-old indicator that has helped predict the direction of the U.S. stock market is signaling more pain ahead for ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ... The DJIA is one of the oldest U.S. indexes, having been created in 1896. In its modern form, the Dow tracks the prices of 30 blue-chip stocks.

Since 1896, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has evolved from an industrial stock-dominated index to one that now houses 30 time-tested, multinational businesses. The two Dow components to buy in ...