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[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Wikipedia says the Dow Jones Industrial Average was first published in 1896 by Charles Dow and Edward Jones the co-founders of the Wall Street Journal. But Wikipedia didn't exist in 1971 so a guy named Dow Jones could probably convince a lot of people he invented it.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago

I'm guessing you are joking, but in case you are not, Dow Jones was, and is a company where people work:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_%26_Company

this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2024
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