Mulling Economic Data, Markets Hug the Flatline

Originally published on Fox Business FOX Business: The Power to Prosper Stocks drifted in and out of negative territory Wednesday afternoon as traders parse the latest conflicting headlines on the state of the U.S. economy. Today's Markets As of 12:20 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.35 points, or 0.01%, to 13170.48, the S&P 500 added 1.39 points, or 0.10%, to 1405.33 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 12.32 points, or 0.41%, to 3029.36 The FOX50 gained 0.01 points, or 0.01%, to 1055.87. The back-and-forth action leaves Wall Street in jeopardy of a third consecutive decline and its first losing week after five weeks of gains. However, this week's slide has been very muted, erasing just a bit of the markets' recent hot streak. Continue reading this article here.