91.  For example, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 20.6 percent for the same period this year, while the Nasdaq composite index was off 40.7 percent.

92.  Frankly, the Dow Jones industrial average isn't much as an investment or economic indicator, and its influence over your life is virtually nil.

93.  Forecasts of 11,500 for the benchmark Dow Jones industrial average are common, but that is only 393 points above the Dow's all-time high set on May 13.

94.  Friday afternoon, the Dow Jones industrial average was down about 2 percent, while the technology-weighted Nasdaq composite index was off 3 percent.

95.  Friday afternoon, the Dow Jones industrial average was trading up 23 points, or 0.2 percent, to 9,852.

96.  Friday, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 143.66 points, or 1.59 percent, to close at 8,883.29.

97.  Forget the Dow Jones industrial average, which had a respectable gain of 16.1 percent.

98.  Friday's 130.49-point rise in the Dow Jones industrial average pushed the index past the 7400 market for the first time to a record 7435.78.

99.  For more than a decade, the company refused to allow options and futures based on the Dow Jones industrial average.

100.  Friday, The Dow Jones industrial average rose 165.79 points, or 1.91 percent, to close at 8,847.21.