Benzinga Mid-Morning Market Update

Following the market opening Thursday morning, the Dow traded up 0.33 percent to 13,120.69 while the NASDAQ rose 0.43 percent to 2,994.48. The S&P also rose, increasing 0.42 percent to 1,414.68. As a heads up for the week, we have now entered the most busy period of earnings season, so watch for some serious price action.

After the close today, both Amazon

and Apple

report earnings. The release will shed new light on the tablet war between the two companies, and could provide insight into whether or not Amazon is overtaking Apple in the struggle.

PSS World Medical

rocketed up 32.69 percent to $28.66 after it was announced that the company would be acquired by McKesson for $1.46 billion Thursday morning. Angie's list

saw a boost as well, trading up 24.97 percent to $11.36 after a slight earnings beat and an upgrade at Barrington Research this morning. Shares 3D Systems

were up as well, rising 17.62 percent to $42.25 after the company posted an earnings beat Thursday morning.

Spirit AeroSystems

took a hit in early trading, falling 20.59 percent to $17.20 after the company revealed $590M in charges in its earnings statement Thursday. Crocs

fell 18.75 percent to $13.16 Stifel Nicolaus lowered its price target on the company despite its strong earnings after the close Wednesday. Shares of The New York Times

were also trading down, falling 12.07 percent to $9.37 following the company's big earnings miss Thursday morning.

In commodity news, oil traded down 0.48 percent to $88.30, while gold traded up 0.79 percent to $1,719.00. Silver traded up 0.53 percent Thursday to $32.15.

In the Euro zone this morning it was announced that officials were seeking to give Greece two more years to make the necessary cuts to meet its budget goals. Preliminary findings from the IMF and the Troika have shown that Greece would need between 16 and 20 billion Euros to execute this plan. The announcement sent European markets higher, as investors gained more confidence in the commission's ability to resolve key matters, with much of the rise coming from Greek shares unsurprisingly.

Thursday was particularly heavy in economic news. Durable goods orders came in at 9.9 percent, above the expected 7.5 percent, and well above the prior figure of -13.1 percent. Durable goods ex transportation came in at 2 percent, beating the expected 0.9 percent and the prior figure of 2.1 percent. The Chicago fed national activity index came in flat at 0, above the expected -0.20 and the previous number of -1.17. Initial jobless claims were also reported, coming in at 369 thousand, slightly below the expected 370 thousand and the prior figure of 392 thousand. Continuing claims were reported as well, coming in at 3.254 million, below the expected 3.260 million, and the previous report of 3.256 million.