Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Open Higher; Amgen To Acquire Onyx For $10.4B

Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded up 0.10 percent to 15,025.24 while the NASDAQ surged 0.32 percent to 3,669.41. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.19 percent to 1,666.59. Top Headline Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN ) announced its plans to buy Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: