Apple, Google, Cisco may enter the Dow Jones industrial average


	Apple, Google, Cisco may enter the Dow Jones industrial average

David M Ewalt

3-10-2009 1:20 PM

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technology, apple, djia, google, cisco

David M Ewalt says:

It's telling to see how many of the contenders are technology companies -- bits are the new steel.

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