What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average
An explainer on how the Dow is calculated, noting it is not an average of stock prices but a value derived from the sum of 30 stock closing prices divided by a changing divisor. It covers stock splits, historical divisor changes, and how the index reflects overall market activity.
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York Stock Exchange
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Dow Jones Stock List Highlights Major Market Weight
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is influenced by a large group of 30 key issues. Major components include Allied Chemical Inter Harvester Aluminum Co American Can Bethlehem Steel Sears Roebuck General Electric General Motors U.S. Steel Exxon Texaco Union Carbide Westinghouse Electric Goodyear Woolworth and others. The 30 stocks account for about a quarter of all NYSE common stock value.
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Allied Chemical
Inter
Harvester Aluminum Co
Amer
Nickel Am
He - Inter
Paper American Can
Pe Johns-Manville Am
Tel
Owens-Illinois Anaconda
Procter & Gamble
Bethlehem Steel
Sears Roebuck Carysler
St'd Oil
Cal
du Pont Swift Eastman Kodak
Texaco
Exxon Corp
Union Carbide
General Electric
United Aircraft
General Foods
U.S. Steel
General Motors _ Westinghouse Electric
Goodyear Woolworth
New York Stock Exchange
Ford firm opens large new site with musical opening
Rossie Ford holds an open house at 7100 E McDowell Rd to celebrate a move from Camelback and Scottsdale. The firm now sits on 12 acres and is among the nation’s largest Ford facilities while guests enjoyed live music by Stonewall Jackson and a buffet.
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Charlie Rossie Ford
E. McDowell Rd
Camelback
Scottsdale Roads
Cupies
Ford
U.S
Stonewall Jackson
City to Ease Fear of Computers With Staff Course
City officials will run a four session introductory course to ease employee fears about computing. Tim Bray and Dick Meaker will lead weekly one hour classes for volunteers, with six participants at a time, to explore the city’s computerized data processing system and applications across departments.
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Dale Carter
Tim Bray
Dick Meaker
Bray
Carter
El Paso plans coal to gas complex in New Mexico
El Paso Natural Gas filed with the Federal Power Commission to build the world’s first commercial coal to synthetic gas plant and coal mine in northwest New Mexico. The $420 million project, serving Arizona and the Southwest, aims to produce 250 million cubic feet of gas daily with initial output in 1976 and full production by early 1977.
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Federal Power Commission
Arizona
Southwest
Howard Boyd
New Mexico
el Paso
U.S. States
Hollis M. Dole
Former mayor speaks at National Association event
The Phoenix Chanter of the Nationals Association of Accountants will hold its Fourth Technical Session of the 1972-73 chapter year on Tuesday at the Bull Pen Restaurant, 440 N. 16 Street. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. The item notes a connection to a Valley NFL franchise.
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Phoenix
Nationals ‘Association of Accoutants
Bull Pen
Ecology group hears Institute officer at city food bazaar
The Arizona chapter hosts Ecology group meeting with Fred Busch national fiscal vice president of the Institute of Environmental Sciences as speaker. The event at Town & Country Village 20th Street and Camelback Road begins cocktails at 6 p.m. dinner at 7 p.m. and a program starting 7:45 p.m.
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Fred Busch
The
Institute of Environmental Sciences
Arizona
Town & Country Village
20Th St
Camelback Road
Dun & Bradstreet Launches Metro Markets Ranking Service
Dun and Bradstreet introduces Metro Markets a new service ranking consumer products sales and brand share across top U.S. metros. The system tracks totals by retail outlet and store, using direct interviews with store executives to gauge performance for items from radios to refrigerators and jeans.
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Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
D&b
U.S
New Valley health plan backs sick and well care
Connecticut General Insurance launches the Arizona Health Plan in Phoenix to cover medical, surgical, and hospital care and provide a 24 hour medical center. The plan targets employer groups of 10 plus and emphasizes cost predictability, accessibility, and preventive care with a computerized medical survey and follow up.
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Bruce Jameson
Ite
Connecticut General Insurance Co
Arizona
John B. Stiteler
Connecticut General Office
Phoenix
Stiteler
Family Health Associates
Arizona Health Plan
McDowell Ten
10Th Street
McDowell Road
83Rd Avenue
Pima Road
Thunderbird Road
Baseline Road
Arizona Health Plan Aims To Improve Employee Wellness
The program combines health maintenance and education to involve workers in managing their health. About 5,000 people from 25 companies are enrolled, with premiums set at 20 dollars per month for individuals and 58.50 dollars for a worker and family, unchanged by family size.
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Stiteler
Arizona Health Plan
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