The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday finished above 45,000 for the first time, as it extended a 2024 rally that’s driven major benchmarks to a series of records. The finish, however ...

As of Wednesday’s close, the group of megacap tech companies has seen its collective valuation surpass $18 trillion for the ...

Dow tops 45,000 for first time. What investors need to know about milestones. The Dow is on track to top another 1,000-point threshold Friday, but such milestones are growing ever less impressive.

The year of milestones, 2024, has seen an unperturbed rise in the bull market, we recap 2024's landmark junctures in the U.S.

The last time the Dow fell for 10 days in a row, Gerald Ford was president. But the Dow is in danger of matching that dubious 50-year milestone after stocks plunged Wednesday.

The 50,000 level is now the next significant milestone to watch. Humans are naturally drawn to such round numbers, though for an index like the Dow, 50,000 isn’t much different from 49,999 or 50,001.

It also underscored the diminished meaning of frequently celebrated 1,000-point milestones as they represent successively less impressive percentage gains. The 45,000 mark for the Dow is "not ...

The 45,000 mark for the Dow is "not necessarily a psychologically important milestone but a barometer of some of the biggest stocks in the U.S. economy leading the broader market, as the rising ...