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industrials

British  
/ ɪnˈdʌstrɪəlz /

plural noun

  1. stocks, shares, and bonds of industrial enterprises

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The Dow industrials also dropped 0.4%, or 180 points.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The German DAX was 0.5% higher as industrials company Siemens rose 2.4%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

As a result, the Dow transports index has recorded more record highs than the Dow industrials so far this year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

The last full calendar year where the transports tallied more record highs than the industrials was 2014, Dow Jones Market Data showed.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

The industrials wanted a low cost of living in order to avoid the rise of wages and to compete with better advantage for foreign markets.

From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various