I understand that the Dow is not a very good index to follow if one wants a gauge of how the market is behaving. It is still reported in the media due to its lo

I understand that the Dow is not a very good index to follow if one wants a gauge of how the market is behaving. It is still reported in the media due to its long existence and name recognition. But one would think they would include at least one of the FAANG stocks in the index. Maybe they are taking the longer view and are not interested in these huge new fanged companies, but adding Walgreens instead of Amazon to give retail more exposure in the index seems a bit silly to me.