A steep slide in UnitedHealth Group Inc. shares dragged on the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Thursday, leaving the blue-chip index with historical underperformance versus the S&P 500.

The Dow Jones and other American indices have soared recently for four main reasons, including: ・The rising odds of talks between the US and China. ・Strong corporate earnings growth.

UnitedHealth is one of the 30 companies that makes up the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the powerful stock market index that aims to represent some of the most important companies in the U.S. economy.

With the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) sitting around 40,000, it may seem like a big stretch to expect it to reach 1 million at any point. But it isn't as far-fetched as it seems.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 1,014.79 points, or 2.5%, to close at 39,593.66. It recovered some losses from earlier on Thursday, when it had erased more than half of the 2,962.86 ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 758 points, or 1.8%, to 41,541.09 in Friday afternoon trading, while the broad-based S&P 500 shed 2%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index skidded 2.8%.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced a significant drop of 1,679 points today. This decline is noted as the fifth largest drop in points in the Dow's history. According to data from S&P ...

The Dow Jones index is set to drop 10% from its most recent peak, the usual definition of a market correction. It’s expected to drop more than 1300 points at the open, according to FactSet.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 300 points, or 0.7%, while the S&P 500 increased 0.6%, with each index notching a sixth straight day of gains. After wavering earlier in the day, the Nasdaq ...