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Back to EpisodesThe First-Ever Dow Jones Industrial Average
Episode 1094
Published 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Description
May 26, 1896. In the aftermath of a financial crisis, the Wall Street Journal begins printing the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the nation’s oldest market index still in use today. This episode originally aired in 2022.
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