Mid-Day Market Update: Intel Tumbles On Downbeat Results; Electronic Arts Shares Jump

Midway through trading Friday, the Dow traded up 0.30 percent to 16,465.67 while the NASDAQ declined 0.16 percent to 4,212.01. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.07 percent to 1,844.54. Top Headline General Electric Co (NYSE: GE ) reported a rise in its fourth quarter profit. GE's quarterly net