indices
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The latest week provides a good illustration: Tuesday saw shares turn in their best day in months, with the Dow gaining 1,125 points, or 2.49%, and the other indices roughly matching its performance.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Since the end of February, the three major stock market indices — the Standard & Poor’s 500, the Dow Jones industrials and the Nasdaq composite — have fallen by a few percentage points.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
US stocks began the session sharply lower, but later regained their footing, with two of the three major indices ending narrowly positive.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
“It is intended to make the indices more representative of the real economic exposure they are designed to measure,” the index provider said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
How can a change in a handful of economic and social indices cause murder rates to fall by two-thirds in five years?
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
