Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Markets Continue to Rise, Diamond Foods Falls

Toward the end of trading Monday, the Dow traded up 0.21 percent to 13,182.78 while the NASDAQ rose 0.24 percent to 2,985.24. The S&P also rose, increasing 0.06 percent to 1,418.99. Top Headline Concerns over the fiscal cliff came to the forefront once again this morning as investors continued to voice frustration