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Dow
Jones Industrial Average |
Following is an
analysis of the 30 companies forming the Dow Jones
Industrial Average (DJIA), from the Muslim point of view.
| Company |
Symbol/Quote |
Comments |
| Alcoa |
AA |
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| American
Express |
AXP |
American Express
derives much of its income from interest and therefore
would be objected to by most Muslims. |
| AT&T |
T |
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| Boeing |
BA |
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| Caterpillar |
CAT |
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| Coca-Cola |
KO |
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| Citigroup |
C |
Citigroup
derives much of its income from interest and therefore
would be objected to by most Muslims. |
| Disney |
DIS |
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| DuPont |
DD |
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| Eastman Kodak |
EK |
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| Exxon Mobil |
XOM |
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| General
Electric |
GE |
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| General
Motors |
GM |
Although General
Motors is a motor vehicle manufacturer, it operates a
large financing operations to loan customer the money
for buying cars. Therefore, it may be objected to by
most Muslims. |
| Hewlett-Packard |
HWP |
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| Home Depot |
HD |
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| Honeywell |
HON |
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| IBM |
IBM |
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| Intel |
INTC |
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| International
Paper |
IP |
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| Johnson &
Johnson |
JNJ |
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| McDonald's |
MCD |
It is best to
stay away from food companies, since there is almost
always pork components (Burger with Bacon!). |
| Merck |
MRK |
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| Microsoft |
MSFT |
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| 3M |
MMM |
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| JP Morgan |
JPM |
JP Morgan is a
financial powerhouse, and thus most of its income
comes from interest based investment. This would be
objected to by most Muslims. |
| Philip Morris |
MO |
Philip Morris is
mainly a tobacco company, which most Muslims would
find unacceptable as investment. |
| Proctor &
Gamble |
PG |
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| SBC
Communications |
SBC |
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| United Tech |
UTX |
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| Wal-Mart |
WMT |
Courtesy
of Muslim-Investor
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