Mid-Day Market Update: Abercrombie & Fitch Surges On Strong Outlook; Sears Shares Slip

Midway through trading Friday, the Dow traded down 0.35 percent to 16,386.70 while the NASDAQ tumbled 0.17 percent to 4,149.01. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.24 percent to 1,833.69. Top Headline Alcoa (NYSE: AA ) reported a loss in the fourth quarter on Thursday. Alcoa posted a quarterly loss of $2.34