What Is the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA All-Time High?

The recession from 1973 to 1975 also led to a falloff for the Dow, which dropped 45% from its 1,051 peak in 1973 to just under 600 in 1974 (about 7,486 and 3,871 points, respectively, inflation-adjusted). The Dow also lost 26.5% during the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. Confidence that a recession could be averted […]