Dow Jones refers to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is an American stock market index. It represents the average performance of 30 large publicly traded companies in the United States. The index is frequently used as a barometer of the overall health of the stock market and the economy. It was created by Charles Dow and Edward Jones in 1896 and is one of the oldest and most widely recognized stock market indices in the world. It is not associated with any individual person or president.
