The stock market has been extremely quiet on Wednesday afternoon, but there's a key level to watch for the Dow Jones ...

Investors tend to watch the consumer-price index for insight into how prices are affected by inflation. And when investors ...

The consumer price index for July will come out on Tuesday, and Wall Street expects a 0.2% monthly overall increase and a 0.3 ...

Stocks closed near unchanged on Thursday, slowing a rally that has pushed major indexes to record highs, after fresh ...

The Dow Jones (DJIA) is less than 1.5% from surpassing its all-time high of 45,073.63 following the release of July’s ...

The Dow Jones (DJIA) is in negative territory on Thursday following a disappointing Producer Price Index (PPI) update. PPI is ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a relic. It is also having its worst period of underperformance of the S&P 500 since the dot-com bubble, and before that, the soaring inflation and interest ...

NASDAQ has also moved away from session highs amid profit-taking. Advanced Micro Devices, which was up by 5.4%, was among the ...

The Dow Jones is an index that tracks 30 of the largest companies in the U.S. Learn more about which companies are included and how the index works.

However, the Dow Jones is a relatively narrow financial index, meaning its performance may not be indicative of the overall stock market. So let's take a look at the broader S&P 500 (^GSPC 2.13%).

Coverage: The Dow Jones index comprises 30 stocks, so it provides a narrower representation of the massive US stock market. The S&P 500 typically tracks around 500 stocks, which represents 80-85% ...

Blue-chip index loses around 224 points as Caterpillar shares descend; Treasury yields edge higher.