Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Markets Mixed as Questcor Plummets on Negative Headlines

Toward the end of trading Wednesday, the Dow traded down 0.55 percent to 16,439.39 while the NASDAQ rose 0.10 percent to 4,157.85. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.17 percent to 1,834.71. Top Headline Monsanto Co (NYSE: MON ) reported a rise in its fiscal first-quarter profit. Monsanto's quarterly