Charles Dow
American journalist (1851–1902) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Charles Dow (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Herbert Henry Dow, founder of Dow Chemical Company.
Charles Henry Dow (/daʊ/; November 6, 1851 – December 4, 1902) was an American journalist[1] who co-founded Dow Jones & Company with Edward Jones and Charles Bergstresser.
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Born | Charles Henry Dow (1851-11-06)November 6, 1851 Sterling, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | December 4, 1902(1902-12-04) (aged 51) |
Resting place | North Burial Ground Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Occupation | Journalist |
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Dow also co-founded[2] The Wall Street Journal,[3] which has become one of the most respected financial publications in the world. He also invented the Dow Jones Industrial Average as part of his research into market movements.[4] He developed a series of principles for understanding and analyzing market behavior which later became known as Dow theory, the groundwork for technical analysis.