Dow Closes Above 40000, a Day After First Crossing Threshold

Published: May 17, 2024, 9 p.m.

P.M. Edition for May 17. The Dow officially closed above 40000 today, for the first time ever. Special writer Gregory Zuckerman explains why investors are striking gold\u2014and how long it could last. And Heard on the Street columnist David Wainer has more on why the Medicare bubble may have burst. Plus, workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama reject unionization, in a setback for the United Auto Workers union. Annmarie Fertoli hosts.\n\n\n\nSign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter.\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices