2 Ways the Dow Jones Industrial Average Will Change Forever on Friday

This will mark only the 53rd change for Wall Street's iconic index since its inception on May 26, 1896.For more than 128 years, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -0.61%) has served as a barometer of Wall Street's health. Over that time, it's evolved from an index that contained a dozen (mostly) industrial stocks to one that now houses 30 diverse, multinational businesses.Since its official inception on May 26, 1896, the Dow Jones has seen no shortage of changes. Excluding mergers of existing Dow ...