blue-chip

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But adding Alphabet won’t save the Dow from its other shortcomings, and the blue-chip index’s enduring popularity continues to confound me.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Alphabet is finally joining the Dow, but you still shouldn’t use the blue-chip index as a market benchmark.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Stock futures were mostly unchanged, though those tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked 0.2% higher after the blue-chip index reached all-time intraday and closing highs in the previous session.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

—European blue-chip stock indexes largely slipped, as the threat of fresh U.S. tariffs and higher oil prices weighed on sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

There was a natural role for a blue-chip corporation with the highest credit rating to stand in the middle of swaps and long-term options and the other risk-spawning innovations.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis