Perhaps the most popular stock index in the world, the Dow Jones Industrial Average tracks the performance of 30 prominent stocks that investors trade most often. Are futures riskier than options?

A close above $538.17 would mark its first record finish since Dec. 16, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

No longer. Far from tracking the S&P 500 index of the top U.S. companies, the Dow Jones Industrial Average for the past two years has been left in the shade. It lagged behind the S&P by more than ...

The Dow Jones is at risk of getting caught in another congestion pattern. The major equity index has been stuck below the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 43,908 for three trading ...

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 32 points, or 0.1%, to 44300. S&P 500 futures dropped 2 points, or 0%, to 6134. Nasdaq-100 futures decreased 1 points, or 0%, to 22141. On Thursday ...

The Dow Jones is grinding its way into a consolidation pattern between 45,000 and 44,000. The major equity index has been cycling between the two price levels since rising into the region in mid ...

U.S. stocks plummeted on Friday on poor economic news. Consumer confidence weakened to the lowest level since November 2023, even as long-run inflation expectations rose to the highest since 1995.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 748 points, or 1.7%. The broader S&P 500 also sank 1.7% and the Nasdaq was 2.2% lower. The Dow tumbled for the second consecutive day, falling about 1,200 ...