stocks, and corporate mergers.
2. Today Dow Jones substitutes new stocks in the
Dow when it’s appropriate.
b. In 1999 the Dow added Home Depot and the
500 and the NASDAQ AVERAGE track a
5. It is important to stay abreast of the market to
evaluate investment opportunities.
1. The first major crash occurred on “BLACK
2. The stock market dropped 508 points on Octo-
3. On October 27, 1997, the Dow fell 554 points due