Mid-Day Market Update: Oracle Rises On Upbeat Results; Darden Shares Slip

Midway through trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.01 percent to 16,168.95 while the NASDAQ tumbled 0.32 percent to 4,056.89. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.14 percent to 1,808.17. Top Headline Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD ) reported a 16% rise in its fiscal third-quarter earnings. For the fiscal year,