Mid-Day Market Update: Pitney Bowes Shares Jump On Upbeat Earnings; Volcano Tumbles

Midway through trading Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.33 percent to 15,620.07 while the NASDAQ gained 0.09 percent to 3,943.67. The S&P also rose, surging 0.28 percent to 1,767.09. Top Headline Pfizer (NYSE: PFE ) reported an upbeat third-quarter profit. Pfizer's quarterly profit declined to $2.59 billion, or