Mid-Afternoon Market Update: In Bernanke's Final FOMC Statement Fed Begins Taper

Toward the end of trading Wednesday, the Dow traded up 1.55 percent to 16,123.82 while the NASDAQ gained 0.82 percent to 4,057.99. The S&P also rose, gaining 1.42 percent to 1,805.67. Top Headline The long awaited FOMC statement was finally delivered today, with the Federal Reserve deciding to Taper quantitative easing to