Mid-Day Market Update: Markets Rise, Shippers Rally
January 04, 2013 at 12:57 PM EST
Mid-way through trading Friday, the Dow traded up 0.16 percent to 13,412.18 while the NASDAQ rose 0.09 percent to 3,103.24. The S&P also rose, increasing 0.31 percent to 1,463.02. Top Headline At the top of the headlines today, the U.S. unemployment numbers were released, coming in at 7.8 percent, edging slightly higher