Mid-Day Market Update: Mattel Declines On Downbeat Results; Google Shares Surge

Midway through trading Friday, the Dow traded down 0.73 percent to 15,732.79 while the NASDAQ tumbled 0.52 percent to 4,101.85. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.52 percent to 1,784.90. Top Headline MasterCard (NYSE: MA ) reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings. MasterCard's quarterly profit surged to $623 million, or $0.52