Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Markets Moving Sideways Ahead of Alcoa Report

Toward the end of trading Thursday, the Dow traded down 0.11 percent to 16,445.07 while the NASDAQ tumbled 0.30 percent to 4,152.12. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.07 percent to 1,836.23. Top Headline Family Dollar Stores (NYSE: FDO ) reported a drop in its first quarter profit. Family Dollar's quarterly profit