The NYSE 'DOW' Conspiracy - :)

[TheCigSmokingMan]

The NYSE \'DOW\' Conspiracy -

The DOW industrial average is supposed to represent to the U.S. Economy...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average

But the DOW is now made up of entirely 30 Multi-National Companies...

How can it represent America?...

WALL STREET does not equal MAIN STREET

Company Symbol Industry
3M (NYSE: MMM) Diversified Industrials
Alcoa (NYSE: AA) Aluminum
Altria Group (NYSE: MO) Tobacco, foods
American Express (NYSE: AXP) Consumer Finance
American International Group (NYSE: AIG) Full Line Insurance
AT&T (NYSE: T) Telecoms
Boeing (NYSE: BA) Aerospace/Defense
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) Commercial Vehicles & Trucks
Citigroup (NYSE: C) Banks
Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) Beverages
DuPont (NYSE: DD) Commodity Chemicals
ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) Integrated Oil & Gas
General Electric (NYSE: GE) Diversified Industrials
General Motors (NYSE: GM) Automobiles
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) Diversified Computer Systems
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) Home Improvement Retailers
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) Diversified Industrials
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) Semiconductors
IBM (NYSE: IBM) Computer Services
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) Pharmaceuticals
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) Banks
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) Restaurants & Bars
Merck (NYSE: MRK) Pharmaceuticals
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Software
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) Pharmaceuticals
Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) Non-Durable Household Products
United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX) Aerospace
Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) Telecoms
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) Broadline Retailers
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) Broadcasting & Entertainment

Be Warned!

TheCigMan