The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) ends Thursday's session in the red as names like IBM (IBM) and Honeywell (HON) drag down the index. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre explains ...

With the Dow Jones Industrial Average(DJINDICES: ^DJI) sitting around 40,000, it may seem like a big stretch to expect it to reach 1 million at any point. But it isn't as far-fetched as it seems.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average(DJINDICES: ^DJI) is having a strong year. The venerable market index of 30 bellwether stocks is up more than 15% on the year.