The Dow Jones Industrial Average is on the verge of another big milestone and could continue to climb as the rally broadens.

In the final hour of trading on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was on pace to score its best week since November amid a strong start to 2026. The Dow was up 0.5% late afternoon Friday, putting it on track for a weekly gain of around 2.

Major stock indexes finished mostly lower Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 reversing course after setting fresh all-time highs.

Dow Jones and Polymarket said Wednesday that they signed an exclusive agreement under which Polymarket’s real-time prediction market data will be made available across Dow Jones’ US financial media properties. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Despite a more than 14% year-to-date gain in the Dow Jones Industrial Average as of market close on Dec. 26, there are five Dow stocks that are down 10% or more in 2025: Home Depot ( HD 0.65%), Procter & Gamble ( PG 0.51%), Nike ( NKE +4.12%), Salesforce ( CRM 0.38%), and UnitedHealth Group ( UNH 0.62%).

These five Dogs of the Dow may be the perfect play for 2026 for growth and income investors wary of volatility and a potential sell-off.

Major stock indexes soared Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting an all-time high, after the U.S. military seized Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro over the weekend.

News Corp's Dow Jones said on Wednesday it had signed an exclusive deal with Polymarket to bring real-time prediction market data to its outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Barron's and MarketWatch.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the other major stock indexes moved up after the Labor Department's surprise jobs report, while a potential Supreme Court decision on President Donald Trump's tariffs looms.