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The Dow Jones Industrial Average

The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at a record 50,115.67

February 6, 2026 By jamesb Leave a Comment

Why? AI worries softening? The U.S. stock market ended a bumpy week with a bang, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 50,000 for the first time. The Dow crossed the threshold — an important psychological barrier — earlier Friday before retreating and … [Read more...] about The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at a record 50,115.67

Filed Under: Media, Other Things, the Economy Tagged With: AI/ Artificial Intelligence, Media, NY Stock Exchange /The Market, S & P 500, The Dow Jones Industrial Average, US Economy

Stock Market Drops 650 points on Trump Canada and Mexico Tarfiff’s….

March 3, 2025 By jamesb

It's gonna get worse folks..... US stocks slid Monday as investors braced for President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico to go into effect by the midnight deadline. The Dow tumbled 650 points, or 1.48%, to close at 43,191. The Dow fell almost 900 points in … [Read more...] about Stock Market Drops 650 points on Trump Canada and Mexico Tarfiff’s….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Government, Law, Politics, Stock Market Drop 2025, The Dow Jones Industrial Average, Trump 2025 Tariffs/Imnport taxes

Stock market has end of the week nose dive….5/1/2020

May 1, 2020 By jamesb

Heck of a way to bring in May, eh? The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 622 points, or 2.6 percent, on Friday, bringing its two-day losses to more than 900 points as the economic woes caused by the coronavirus pandemic mounted. Thursday's 288-point loss kicked off with … [Read more...] about Stock market has end of the week nose dive….5/1/2020

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