Economics Stock Market Questions
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a stock market index that represents the performance of 30 large, publicly traded companies in the United States. It is one of the most widely recognized and followed stock market indices in the world. The DJIA is calculated by adding up the stock prices of the 30 component companies and dividing the total by a divisor to adjust for stock splits and other changes. It is often used as a benchmark to gauge the overall health and direction of the stock market.