Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Markets Continue to Decline on Disappointing ISM Number Among Other Factors

Toward the end of trading Monday, the Dow traded down 1.94 percent to 15,394.26 while the NASDAQ tumbled 2.55 percent to 3,999.12. The S&P also fell, dropping 2.18 percent to 1,743.72. Top Headline Smith & Nephew PLC (NYSE: SNN ) announced its plans to buy ArthroCare (NASDAQ: ARTC ) for