Mid-Day Market Update: US Markets Turn Lower; Twitter Shares Fall On Analyst Downgrade

Midway through trading Friday, the Dow traded down 0.02 percent to 16,477.38 while the NASDAQ declined 0.20 percent to 4,158.96. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.04 percent to 1,841.37. Top Headline Yesterday, Textron (NYSE: TXT ) agreed to buy acquire Beechcraft for around $1.4 billion in cash. The deal is expected