Week Ahead Market Report: August 25, 2014

The US markets are higher in early afternoon trading, with the Dow up 0.57%, the S&P higher by 0.57% and the Nasdaq up 0.52%. Some of the most actively traded stocks include Bank of America (BAC) up 1.22%, InterMune (ITMN) higher by 35.44%, Apple (AAPL) up 0.55%, and JC Penney (JCP) higher by 4.56%.