Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Markets Look to Close in the Green for the Last Session of 2013

As the last trading day of 2013 came to a close, the Dow traded up 0.11 percent to 16,524.15 while the NASDAQ surged 0.30 percent to 4,166.82. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.10 percent to 1,842.36. Top Headline Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A ) announced its plans to buy