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What would Dow 20,000 actually mean?

Not much.

 A trader wearing a 'Dow 20,000' hat works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), December 20, 2016 in New York City.
A trader wearing a 'Dow 20,000' hat works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), December 20, 2016 in New York City.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average did not close above the 20,000 mark Wednesday. That stock index milestone may not happen this week, next month or next year. Nobody really knows. And even if it does happen, Dow milestones don’t actually say all that much about the economy or the future of your investments.

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