It was 25 years ago today, March 29th, 1999, that the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) topped the 10,000 mark for the first time. It was a monumental moment for the stock market. And now, with the Dow Industrials approaching 40,000, it’s a good time to look back at what happened then, what has happened since, and what it all means.
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