Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Taser Drops on JP Morgan Downgrade; Markets Continue to Rally
August 28, 2013 at 15:30 PM EDT
Toward the end of trading Wednesday, the Dow traded up 0.54 percent to 14,855.19 while the NASDAQ surged 0.63 percent to 3,592.50. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.50 percent to 1,638.69. Top Headline Joy Global (NYSE: JOY ) reported a 5.3% fall in its fiscal third-quarter earnings. Joy Global's quarterly profit