Mid-Day Market Update: Precious Metals Take a Beating as Markets Recover

Midway through trading Friday, the Dow traded down 0.04 percent to 14,858.98 while the NASDAQ fell 0.34 percent to 3,289.44. The S&P also fell, decreasing 0.39 percent to 1,587.51. Top Headline Two of the big banks, Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC ) and J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM ) released earnings