Sherwin-Williams has increased its payout for 45 consecutive years, but yields just 0.8% as its stock price has significantly outpaced its dividend growth rate. Dow Inc. yields a whopping 5.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been updated to include ...

U.S. stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Utilities and Financials sectors led shares higher. At the close in NYSE, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.63% to hit a new all time high,

When the Dow Jones was officially incepted on May 26, 1896, it was comprised of a dozen companies, most of which were tied to the industrial sector. Today, it contains an assortment of 30 historically profitable, time-tested, industry-leading businesses.

The swap reflects their reversal of fortunes within the tech industry and would have been unthinkable a few years ago.