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May 2024
40m 31s

Don’t Sleep on the Dow Jones

The Motley Fool
About this episode

The Dow’s fresh 40k milestone reminds us that the index isn’t all about industrials, and that it’s caught up with the tech-heavy times.


(00:21) Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss:

- The Dow Jones at 40k, and a look back at the major companies that have led the exchange as it’s moved from traditional industrials and manufacturing to other industries.

- Why the current market environment is helping Walmart reach new customers and leaving Home Depot shoppers on deferral mode. 

- The latest addition to Warren Buffett’s portfolio: Chubb.


(19:11) Whole Foods co-founder John Mackey talks through lessons learned about life and business and his upcoming book The Whole Story.


(35:02) Jason and Matt break down two stocks on their radar: Shopify and T. Rowe Price..


Stocks discussed: WMT, HD, CB, BRK.A, BRK.B, GOOG, GOOGL, SHOP, TROW


Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Jason Moser, Matt Argersinger, John Mackey

Engineers: Dan Boyd


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