Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Apple Drags the NASDAQ Down as Fusion-io Rallies on Speculation of a Buyout

Toward the end of trading Wednesday, the Dow traded up 0.68 percent to 15,295.76 while the NASDAQ declined 0.16 percent to 3,723.45. The S&P rose, gaining 0.16 percent to 1,686.55. Top Headline Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN ) narrowed its third-quarter forecast. Texas Instruments expects Q3 earnings of $0.51 to $0.55 per share