What the hell does DOW stand for or an abreviaton for????

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What the hell does DOW stand for or an abreviaton for????

2006-11-07 10:27:54 · 4 answers · asked by soccerking243 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance

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Dow isn't an abbreviation.

It's named after Charles Dow, a Wall Street journalist.

Learn about him, Dow Theory, and the Dow-Jones Industrial Average all on Wikipedia!

2006-11-07 10:30:59 · answer #1 · answered by jason29445 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋

This stands for the Dow Jones average on the stock market.

2006-11-07 18:39:22 · answer #2 · answered by oscar b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Depends on the context. Usually it's "Day Of the Week". If you mean the "Dow" as in the "Dow Jones Industrial Average", it's actually the name of a financial publishing company.

2006-11-07 18:31:34 · answer #3 · answered by watsonc64 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋

Department of Work Forces.

2006-11-07 18:32:10 · answer #4 · answered by peekie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋