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The '''Dow Jones Industrial Average''', commonly known as the '''[[Dow Jones]]''' or simply the '''Dow''', is a [[stock]] price index based on thirty prominent [[stocks]] on the [[New York Stock Exchange]]. [[File:Dow1925-2009.jpg|400px|thumb|Dow Jones index since 1925, in constant 2009 dollars]]  The other two major indexes are the "S&P500" (which can be traded under the symbol "SPY") and "NASDAQ" (the trading symbol "QQQ" somewhat tracks that index).

The '''Dow Jones Industrial Average''', commonly known as the '''[[Dow Jones]]''' or simply the '''Dow''', is a [[stock]] price index based on thirty prominent [[stocks]] on the [[New York Stock Exchange]]. [[File:Dow1925-2009.jpg|400px|thumb|Dow Jones index since 1925, in constant 2009 dollars]] The DJIA can be traded under the stock symbol DIA. The other two major indexes are the "S&P500" (which can be traded under the symbol "SPY") and "NASDAQ" (the trading symbol "QQQ" somewhat tracks that index).

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the average of these thirty stocks, and is a commonly used indicator of general trends in the prices of [[stock]]s and [[bond]]s in the [[United States]]. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was first published by  ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' editor Charles Dow in 1896 with twelve stocks. The only stock of the original twelve that is still a part of the Average is [[General Electric]].

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the average of these thirty stocks, and is a commonly used indicator of general trends in the prices of [[stock]]s and [[bond]]s in the [[United States]]. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was first published by  ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' editor Charles Dow in 1896 with twelve stocks. The only stock of the original twelve that is still a part of the Average is [[General Electric]].

Due to the erosion of manufacturing jobs in the [[United States]] resultant from harmful [[free trade]] policies, the Dow is not really "industrial" any more.

Due to the erosion of manufacturing jobs in the [[United States]] resultant from harmful [[free trade]] policies, the Dow is not really "industrial" any more.

Here are the 30 stocks in the "Dow":

Here are the 30 stocks in the "Dow" several of which are retail stocks or dependent on retail sales (e.g., AXP, CSCO, HD, KO, MCD, PG, V, and WMT):

*AXP - American Express Co

*AXP - American Express Co