LIVE Dow Rises as Earnings Season Gathers Pace Last Updated: Updated 3 min ago The Dow Is on Track for a Record. Why It's Beating the S&P, Nasdaq. By Connor Smith The Dow is on track for its twelfth record close of the year. The blue-chip index was up 341 points, or 0.7%, and on track to set a fresh closing high. It was also on track to close north of the 47,000 mark for the first time on record, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The Dow also set a fresh intraday record of 47,125.66 before paring its gain ...