U.S. stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.

Most indexes, like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, assign a higher weighting to the largest companies by market cap. For example, Apple has roughly 11 times the market cap of Coca-Cola, so it has a much higher weighting in the S&P 500. But in the Dow, Apple is the 12th highest-weighted company by market cap because the index is price-weighted.

Short-term bearish investors can profit from declines in the Dow Jones with ProShares Short Dow30 ETF (DOG), but it's not ideal for long-term investment.

The historic addition of artificial intelligence (AI) colossus Nvidia may spell trouble for Wall Street's most iconic index.

The swap reflects their reversal of fortunes within the tech industry and would have been unthinkable a few years ago.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) rose into fresh all-time highs on Friday, clipping into 44,000 as stocks lean firmly bullish to close out a record week. The Dow had its best week since October of 2023, rising nearly 5% and piercing record bids three days in a row.

Nvidia is joining the Dow Jones Industrial Average. A look at where one of the largest companies in the world will rank in the key market index.

It’s the second time this year that the influential stock market index is seeing a shakeup. Here’s what to know.