Few (if any) indexes command Wall Street's attention quite like the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI). The Dow, which recently celebrated its 127th "birthday," is comprised of 30 historically profitable, multinational businesses that have a lengthy history of making their shareholders richer.

Although the Dow Jones found itself entrenched in a bear market along with the other major stock indexes in 2022, it led the pack with a modest loss of less than 9%. When volatility and uncertainty arise on Wall Street -- i.e., a perfect description of the past 17 months -- investors often turn to the mature businesses in the Dow for bargains.

As we steam toward summer, two Dow stocks stand out as screaming buys in June, while another longtime Dow component can be easily avoided.

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