Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Groupon Continues Rally, Gun Stocks Remain Down

Toward the end of trading Friday, the Dow traded up 0.55 percent to 13,146.50 while the NASDAQ fell 0.32 percent to 2,979.70. The S&P also rose, increasing 0.28 percent to 1,417.31. Top Headline The national unemployment rate was reported today, coming in at 7.7 percent, below the expected report and prior release