The Dow is up for the year, but it dropped over a 100 points today.
The Dow = Dow Jones Industrial Average -- most commonly followed index of the U.S. stock market comprised of 30 stocks that are thought to be a barometer of U.S. stocks in general
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The Dow-Jones averages .... Lib turned off Happy Hendrix.†
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Pat Frank, Alas, Babylon, 1959
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Not to mention admen on the Dow Chemical account, which is the company that makes the stuff, and they're looking to position their product as a food wrap and a scumbag, if only they could devise a diplomatic language.†
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Don DeLillo, Underworld, 1997
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You talk of killings, of targets, of "beyond-salvage"...of a mocked-up suicide — the victim here, talking about his own death — as if you were discussing the Dow-Jones or a restaurant menu!†
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Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Supremacy, 1986