Mid-Day Market Update: SeaDrill Drops On Downbeat Earnings; Giant Interactive Shares Spike Higher

Midway through trading Monday, the Dow traded up 0.17 percent to 16,091.22 while the NASDAQ gained 0.15 percent to 3,997.52. The S&P also rose, surging 0.06 percent to 1,805.77. Top Headline Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT ) announced the retirement of its president and chief executive Mike Duke. Wal-Mart