Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Markets Mixed as Cubist Trades Up on Revenue Figure

Toward the end of trading Friday, the Dow traded down 0.08 percent to 15,535.35 while the NASDAQ tumbled 0.73 percent to 3,584.86. The S&P rose however, gaining 0.09 percent to 1,690.86. Top HeadlineGeneral Electric (NYSE: GE ) reported a 0.9 percent rise in its second-quarter earnings. GE's quarterly profit surged