Illustrations -- Series foreword / Wesley B. Truitt -- Preface and acknowledgments -- Chronology -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A brief history of the U.S. stock market -- 3. Stocks in today's economy -- 4. Today's stock market in action -- 5. Recent innovations in stocks and stock markets -- 6. Regulation of the stock market -- 7. Stock markets abroad -- 8. Summing it up -- Appendix : Companies listed in the Dow Jones Industrial Average -- Glossary -- Bibliography and online resources -- Index
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-136) and index
