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Dow Jones is a combination of the names of business partners Charles Dow and Edward Jones.


Dow Jones & Company

Dow, Jones and Charles Bergstresser founded Dow Jones & Company in 1882. That company eventually became a subsidiary of News Corp, and publishes ''
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Stock market indices

In 2010, 90% of the Dow Jones Indexes subsidiary was sold to the CME Group. Since 2012, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC — a joint venture between S&P Global, the CME Group, and News Corp — produces, maintains, licenses, and markets stock market indices. Among these indices are: * Dow Jones Industrial Average, one of the most widely utilized indices of the US stock market, measuring the stock performance of 30 large companies * Dow Jones Transportation Average, the oldest stock index in use * Dow Jones Utility Average, tracking the performance of 15 prominent U.S. utility companies * Dow Jones Global Indexes, a family of international equity indexes * Dow Jones Composite Average, tracking 65 prominent companies *
Dow Jones Global Titans 50 The Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Stock market index, index is a float-adjusted index of 50 of the largest (by market capitalization) and best known Blue chip (stock market), blue chip companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock E ...
See also: * S&P 500


Sustainability indices

The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), launched in 1999, are a family of indices evaluating the sustainability performance of thousands of companies.


See also

* * Dow Jones and the Industrials, an American music band 1979–1981 {{Media set index S&P Dow Jones Indices