Yet the Dow gets outsize attention in the media and among ordinary investors, presenting a distorted picture of what’s going ...

The Dow has always been flawed, but it held on to its status as the iconic gauge of American stocks because a mix of luck and design meant it mostly matched the broader market. No longer.

Yet the Dow gets outsize attention in the media and among ordinary investors, presenting a distorted picture of what’s going on with America ... barely matter to the market as a whole the ...