Daily reporting of the Dow Jones Industrial Average serves to: A. show the direction of the market over time. B. distort short-term fluctuations for the financial community. C. identify the beginning...

Daily reporting of the Dow Jones Industrial Average serves to: A. show the direction of the market over time. B. distort short-term fluctuations for the financial community. C. identify the beginning of a recession in the economy. D. disclose the average price of a share of stock on the major exchanges.