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Mark Cuban describes the Dow Jones reaching 20,000 as just “a number’’

DALLAS – When the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached the 20,000 mark for the first time ever on Wednesday, one person who watched with keen interest was Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.

A major player in the stock market, Cuban, though wasn’t overly excited about the milestone.

"It’s a number,’’ Cuban said. "Stocks go up, stocks go down.’’

Asked if he earned about $10 million because the Dow Jones reached 20,000, Cuban said: "Almost. I own a (boat) load of Amazon, so that was good.’’

While experts say smashing of the 20,000 barrier is a psychology number, it’s also a sign that business is good.