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We keep reading headlines about the Dow Jones Industrial Averages hitting new records.
What is the Dow?
The Dow is a stock index made up of widely traded large companies created by Dow Jones & Company editor and co-founder, Charles Dow, in May 1896. From that beginning only General Electric remains on the list.
There are close to a 100 indices (Nasdaq, Russell Indexes, Standard & Poor's). But the Dow Jones Industrial Average seems to get most of the attention.
Ever wonder what companies make up the Dow 30? Here's a look at the current list:
MMM 3M
AAPL Apple
BA Boeing
CAT Caterpillar
CVX Chevron
CSCO Cisco
DD E I du Pont de Nemours and Co
XOM Exxon Mobil
GE General Electric
GS Goldman Sachs
HD Home Depot
IBM IBM
INTC Intel
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
JPM JPMorgan Chase
MCD McDonald's
MRK Merck
MSFT Microsoft
NKE Nike
PFE Pfizer
PG Procter & Gamble
TRV Travelers Companies Inc
UTX United Technologies
UNH UnitedHealth
VZ Verizon
V Visa
WMT Wal-Mart
Source: CNN Data Dow 30
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