Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Dow Jones
short for Dow Jones Industrial Average, first published 1884 by Charles Henry Dow (1851-1902) and Edward D. Jones (1856-1920), later publishers of "The Wall Street Journal."
Usage examples of "dow jones".
The Dow Jones flew from Rhythm's hand and disappeared into the boiling mist.
Mickey Mouse was my big rebellion--some rebellion, Disney's more the Dow Jones now than GM or GE.
He kept saying that the Dow Jones Industrial Index would soon top 1300.
They couldn't tell you where the company's stock closed yesterday on the Dow Jones, because they don't care.
Every so often, all the headlines he'd ever composed would scroll through his consciousness one after another, like a demonic Dow Jones ticker, causing Sinclair to yodel alliteratively.