Mid-Day Market Update: Oil Futures Drop; Hertz Global Shares Jump

Midway through trading Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.31 percent to 16,555.15 while the NASDAQ surged 0.42 percent to 4,171.82. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.34 percent to 1,847.36. Top Headline Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A ) announced its plans to buy the flow improver business of Phillips 66 (NYSE: