Dow Jones Industrials 1897-2004 (9,865.24, 10,027.70, 9,815.06, 10,015.90, +150.

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 Dow Jones - Gold Ratio (9.35535, 9.41432, 9.27557, 9.41432, -0.00058)
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Dow 10,000! Break out the Party Hats and the Confetti! 32
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Note - a person who had bought one ounce of gold in 1994 29
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Another way of saying this is that in REAL TERMS, the DOW
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the dust has settlled. What you are looking at is the 19
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