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The Daw Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) reports the average stock price of large, publicly-traded US companies. It tends to [blank] the state of the stock market as a whole. Though its name would [blank] you to believe the DJIA is made up of only [blank] companies, the DJIA, in fact, contains stacks across many "industries," not all of which are industrial. The businesses [blank] include finance, food, technology, retail, heavy equipment, oil, chemical, pharmaceutical, consumer goods, and entertainment.

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The Daw Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) reports the average stock price of large, publicly-traded US companies. It tends to reflect the state of the stock market as a whole. Though its name would lead you to believe the DJIA is made up of only industrial companies, the DJIA, in fact, contains stacks across many "industries," not all of which are industrial. The businesses represented include finance, food, technology, retail, heavy equipment, oil, chemical, pharmaceutical, consumer goods, and entertainment.
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