Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Retailers Hurting As Lowe's Rises

Toward the end of trading Wednesday, the Dow traded down 0.26 percent to 14,963.53 while the NASDAQ gained 0.09 percent to 3,616.02. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.09 percent to 1,650.66. Top Headline Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW ) reported a 26% rise in its fiscal second quarter earnings and lifted its