Mid-Day Market Update: Smith & Wesson Gains On Upbeat Profit; LabCorp Shares Decline

Midway through trading Wednesday, the Dow traded down 0.51 percent to 15,891.09 while the NASDAQ declined 0.76 percent to 4,029.85. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.68 percent to 1,790.43. Top Headline Joy Global (NYSE: JOY ) reported an 87% drop in fiscal fourth-quarter earnings. Joy Global projects full-year earnings of $3