Economy
The Dow tracks just 30 handpicked companies
HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART
We base the psychological health of our entire global economy on the equivalent of a high school clique. The Dow isn't a broad market metric; it's a price-weighted index of just 30 large companies handpicked by an editorial committee. If one company decides to split its stock, the entire index shifts, proving how utterly arbitrary market panic really is.
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