Description: Even though the Dow was down nearly 100 points Monday morning, it was only because of big drops in three stocks. Other indexes were not hit as hard.

Source: CNNMoney.com – video report

Date: Oct 17, 2013

Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/investing/2013/10/17/investing-buzz-dow-jones-industrial-average-stock-market-ibm-goldman-sachs.cnnmoney/index.html

Questions for discussion:

• What is The Dow?
• Explain the reason for the drop.
• Should investors use movements in the Dow for any purpose?