US Dollar Chart - Any links and books to learn about understanding markets, reading stock market chart etc?

Any links and books to learn about understanding markets, reading stock market chart etc?

I am a curious person and lately my interest has been to understand what the INDU, INDP etc is all about. And I would also like to be able to read and understand those charts and graphs in the business pages. What would you recommend to a knowledge thirsty absolute beginner?

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visit investopedia.com. You have your answers to all your likely queries.
www.investors.com Once at there homepage locate the "How To Invest" section and click on "Investor's Corner". When the next page comes up on your screen click on "View Archive". Read the articles in the archive. Another good website is www.investopedia.com. To learn about DRIP's go to www.dripwizard.com To learn about ETF's go to www.etfguide.com Some good books are: "How To Buy Stocks" by Louis Engel and Henry R. Hecht. Straight Talk About Stock Investing" by John Slatter. "All About Exchange-Traded Funds" by Archie Richards, Jr. Other good books are: Guide To The Markets Stock Picking Day Trading Stocks How Charts Can Help You In The Stock Market
1. The Intelligent Investor. 2. A Random Walk down Wallstreet. Visit my website for links to stock market books and my journal on my experiences with the stockmarket. http://www.psetips.com