Dow Jones is a combination of the names of business partners Charles Dow and Edward Jones.
That company eventually became a subsidiary of News Corp, and publishes The Wall Street Journal among other publications.
In 2010, 90% of the Dow Jones Indexes subsidiary was sold to the CME Group.
Since 2012, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC — a joint venture between S&P Global, the CME Group, and News Corp — produces, maintains, licenses, and markets stock market indices.
Among these indices are: See also: The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), launched in 1999, are a family of indices evaluating the sustainability performance of thousands of companies.