Dow Jones Breaks 20,000 For First Time

NEW YORK (AP) – The Dow Jones Industrial Average just broke 20,000 for the first time.
Traders and investors cheered this historic high of the world’s most famous stock market index, which is composed of 30 of the biggest and best-performing American companies and is frequently used as a barometer of the strength of the economy.
Even though it took a little while, after several close calls in recent weeks, it’s hardly a surprise that the Dow hit this particular milestone. It an