Stocks turned in a mixed performance on Tuesday, with major indexes wavering between slight gains and losses for much of the session, as investors assessed the latest developments on the global trade ...

The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak.

Stocks fell sharply Monday, retreating from all-time highs, as investors digested a flurry of headlines related to tariffs and global trade.

The Dow is based on share prices because when Dow and Jones created it back in the day and it had only 12 stocks, the only metric available for them to use was share price.

A Complete Dow Jones Industrial Average overview by Barron's. View stock market news, stock market data and trading information.

Dow Jones Industrial Average vs. S&P 500 The Dow and the S&P 500 are probably the two most well-known stock market indexes, but there are a couple of key differences between the two.

With the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) sitting around 40,000, it may seem like a big stretch to expect it to reach 1 million at any point. But it isn't as far-fetched as it seems.

For more than 128 years, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.77%) has served as a barometer of Wall Street's health. Over that time, it's evolved from an index that contained a dozen ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average set a startling record that shows just how flawed it truly is. UnitedHealth Group’s recent stock plunge makes it clearer than ever why we should stop paying so ...