Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Markets Go Wild Following 3 Hour NASDAQ Halt

Toward the end of trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.58 percent to 14,983.43 while the NASDAQ surged 1.07 percent to 3,638.44. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.99 percent to 1,658.93. Top Headline Making headlines this afternoon was a market-wide freeze on trading on the NASDAQ. Shares were halted for over 3