Mid-Day Market Update: Markets Turn Upwards; Scholastic Corporation Takes a Beating

Mid-Way through trading Wednesday, the Dow traded up 0.36 percent to 12,834.18 while the NASDAQ rose 0.25 percent to 2,923.83. The S&P also rose, increasing 0.17 percent to 1,390.15. Top Headline Last night it was announced that the mediated negotiations between Hostess and the Bakers Union had failed, and that the company