The Dow Jones Industrial Average set a startling record that shows just how flawed it truly is

Get the Full StoryUnitedHealth Group s recent stock plunge makes it clearer than ever why we should stop paying so much attention to the DJIA.

The past few days in the stock market have been so wild a plunge on Monday, a sharp pivot upward on Tuesday, a rise with lots of oscillations on Wednesday that a record set by the Dow Jones Industrial Average on last week s final day of trading has been largely overlooked. That s unfortunate, because there s a lot to be learned from that record about how financial markets work.

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