The Dow, meanwhile, stood at 990.25 on Dec. 16, 1982, which would equate to 2, 120 today.
Wrigley, Kellogg, Campbell and Dow Jones all have families with significant voting stakes in their businesses.
That was its second-largest point gain, coming after the 936 points the Dow jumped on Oct. 13.
In a conquest that typifies the age, Home Depot recently knocked Sears off the Dow Jones industrial average.
Wall Street took another big hit, and the Dow dropped more than 500 points.
The current suit was originally brought by Aventis CropScience NV, which alleged Dow infringed four patents.
Dow Jones, the publisher of the Wall Street Journal, trades at 53 times 2002 projected earnings.
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Shares of the bank were among the leaders on the Dow, picking up 10.8%.
Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires had forecast that claims would fall by 5, 000.
The Dow was up 0.2%, at 13, 194.43 points in late morning trade in New York.
The Dow Jones Euro Stoxx index for financial services was up 1.4% on Tuesday afternoon.
The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 21.73 points, or 0.1 percent, at 15, 324.53 points.
Bank of America, 1.6% lower, were in the worst shape among the Dow 30.
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With the Dow at 10, 203, we're down an even 10% from the 11, 309 high.
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But a gain of that size would have a huge impact on the Dow.
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The Dow Jones industrial average rose 8.60 points to 15, 303, a gain of 0.1 percent.
The Nasdaq rose 0.9% to 3, 307 while the Dow traded up 0.7% to 14, 819 points.
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The Dow Jones Commodity Index, for instance, was down almost 10% through the end of November.
Yet it's a long way from here to a 3, 800 Dow and a Great Depression.
Wednesday's surge pushed the Dow back into positive territory for the year, up 4%.
His 32, 000 Dow call, cut in half, was not far from the 14, 000-plus Dow of 2007.
Dent now predicts a 3, 800 Dow in his new book, The Great Depression Ahead.
JPMorgan Chase, Caterpillar, and General Electric were the top losers among Dow components.
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The Dow must rise to 36, 000 to reach a reasonable earnings yield, under very cautious assumptions.
The Dow is up just 3.0% year-to-date and is down 5.2% since Election Day.
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DuPont competes chiefly with other corporate giants like Dow Chemical, Monsanto, BASF and Huntsman Corp.
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During that same period, the Dow Jones Equity All REIT index has increased 11%.
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