Mid-Day Market Update: Lennar Rises On Upbeat Profit, Barnes & Noble Tumbles

Midway through trading Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.56 percent to 14,742.25 while the NASDAQ gained 0.50 percent to 3,337.25. The S&P rose, surging 0.72 percent to 1,584.47. Top Headline Walgreen Co (NYSE: WAG ) reported downbeat fiscal third-quarter earnings. Walgreen's quarterly profit surged to $624 million, or $0.65 per share, from