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		parenthesis on March 6, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple to replace AT&T in Dow Jones on March 18 Yes, the calculation of the Dow Jones is a complete joke, but, funnily enough, it has tracked the fairly sensibly calculated S&P 500 surprisingly closely over time.

maaku on March 6, 2015 [–]

No, it hasn't. The two diverge greatly over long windows.

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