While you were sleeping: Dow tops 23,000

While you were sleeping: Dow tops 23,000
Margreet Dietz
By Margreet Dietz Oct. 18 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street was mixed, with the Dow rising above 23,000 for the first time as shares of UnitedHealth Group and those of Johnson & Johnson rose after they reported results that beat expectations and upgraded their respective earnings outlooks.  In 2.32pm trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1 percent. However, the Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 0.1 percent. In 2.18pm trading, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index inched 0.04 percent lower.  Earlier in the day the Dow rose to a...