Mid-Day Market Update: US Stocks Slide; Alcoa Shares Surge On Upbeat Results
October 09, 2013 at 12:43 PM EDT
Midway through trading Wednesday, the Dow traded down 0.19 percent to 14,748.69 while the NASDAQ declined 1.02 percent to 3,657.06. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.36 percent to 1,649.48. Top Headline Family Dollar Stores (NYSE: FDO ) reported a rise in its fourth-quarter profit. Family Dollar's quarterly profit surged