Dow

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These forced timeouts applied to single stocks came after the so-called flash crash in 2010, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 700 points in eight minutes before recouping much of the loss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The Nasdaq composite has swung an average of 2.1% over the past five sessions, according to Dow Jones Market Data, compared with its five-year average absolute move of 1%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Thursday’s price action puts Oracle’s stock on track to fall 25% over five trading sessions, which would make for its worst five-day stretch since 2001, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

But the stock has risen 7.8% from the close of trading on June 2, the day before the NBA Finals began, through Thursday’s close, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The stock market had rebounded earlier in the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing an all-time record of 15.34 percent in one day on March 15 to close at 62.10.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown