Markets Right Now: Dow Jones industrials breach 20000 for the first time ever

The Dow Jones industrial average is trading over 20,000 points for the first time, the latest milestone in a record-setting drive for the stock market. #DowJones

How the Dow has changed over its 120-year journey to 20000 points

The Wall Street Journal made its debut in July 1889 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average followed soon after in May 1896. The first iteration included 12 mostly “smokestack” companies - consumer goods and basic material suppliers like U.S. #DowJones