Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Markets Pick Up Speed While Solars Rise

Toward the end of trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.56 percent to 15,361.76, while the NASDAQ rose 0.99 percent to 3,501.12. The S&P was also up, gaining 0.72 percent to 1,660.00. Top Headline Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST ) reported a rise in its fiscal third-quarter net profit. Costco's quarterly profit climbed