Dow Jones Changes to Reflect Tech Heavy Economy

from the bye-bye-sears dept

Well, well, as of next Monday, companies like Sears and Goodyear will not have as big a say in stating how the market is doing. They’re both being removed from the Dow Jones index in favor of companies like Microsoft and Intel. Probably true that this will better represent the business done in the US, but it might make the index a bit more volatile.


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