Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged; Green Dot Rises

Toward the end of trading Wednesday, the Dow traded up 0.33 percent to 15,571.73 while the NASDAQ surged 0.72 percent to 3,642.51. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.32 percent to 1,691.42. Top Headline MasterCard (NYSE: MA ) reported a better-than-expected second-quarter profit. MasterCard's quarterly profit surged to $848 million, or $6.96 per