The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) softened on Tuesday, falling back for a second straight day as bullish-prone equity markets pivot into a defensive stance ahead of the latest interest rate decision from the Federal Reserve (Fed).

Major stock indexes edged higher Monday to kick off what will be an extraordinarily busy week of news for financial markets.

Shares of UnitedHealth UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Boeing Boeing Co. have contributed to the index's intraday decline, as the Dow Dow Jones Industrial Average was most recently trading 243 points lower (-0.5%).

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) stumbled on Thursday, consolidating just below the 45,000 handle as earnings blunders drag down key overweighted stocks listed on the Dow Jones. Equities remain tilted firmly into the high side with all major indexes testing fresh record highs,

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, also known as the “Dow,” shook up its constituents earlier this week. Cloud computing and software provider Salesforce.com CRM replaced oil giant Exxon Mobil XOM.

Circle Internet, Coinbase, CoreWeave, Nvidia and Tesla were key movers Monday ahead of the Fed's policy meeting.

Five Dogs of the Dow stocks are not only higher on the year but still offer big yields, a degree of safety from tariffs, and a long history of corporate success.

The Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF (DJD) was launched on 12/16/2015, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Large Cap Blend category of the market.

As you can see, all three indexes surged late in the month, following the Fed's update and easing tensions in the Middle East. Let's take a look at the two best-perfoming stocks on the Dow Jones Industrial Average to see if any of them are worth buying.

Q: What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average anyway? A: It’s a venerable U.S. stock-market index that Charles Dow invented in 1896. It comprises 30 stocks, which the selection committee

Dow Jones Industrial Average vs. S&P 500 The Dow and the S&P 500 are probably the two most well-known stock market indexes, but there are a couple of key differences between the two.

Dow Jones futures rose slightly overnight, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Investors face a huge amount of news in the coming session, including the Q2 GDP data before the open, the Federal Reserve meeting decision Wednesday afternoon as well as MicrosoftMSFT and Meta PlatformsMETA earnings after the close.