Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-136) and index.
Contents
Illustrations -- Series foreword / Wesley B. Truitt -- Preface and acknowledgments -- Chronology -- Introduction -- A brief history of the U.S. stock market -- Stocks in today's economy -- Today's stock market in action -- Recent innovations in stocks and stock markets -- Regulation of the stock market -- Stock markets abroad -- Summing it up -- Appendix : Companies listed in the Dow Jones Industrial Average -- Glossary -- Bibliography and online resources -- Index.