Dow Jones & Company is a financial news and information firm founded in 1882. It is best known for creating the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a stock market index that tracks 30 large publicly traded companies in the United States. The company provides a range of financial data, news, and analysis to help investors make informed decisions. In addition to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the company publishes several other indices and financial publications, including The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company is a subsidiary of News Corp, which is a global media and information services company.