Morning Buzz : Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), Conversant (NASDAQ:CNVR), Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB), Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM), Home Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBCP)

Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) released its 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today, saying that 11% of its users were accessing the microblogging platform using third-party apps, compared to the 14% it reported in its second-quarter (2QFY14) earnings. Because third-party app users do not see ads on the platform, the decline in fact means that more of the service’s users can view ads, … Continue reading Morning Buzz : Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), Conversant (NASDAQ:CNVR), Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB), Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM), Home Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBCP)

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Hot Watch List: VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA), Biogen Idec Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB)

Drugmaker Vivus Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) said Thursday it has filed a lawsuit against Actavis PLC and its affiliates in a New Jersey federal court over its bid with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to sell a generic version of company’ prescription weight-loss drug Qsymia. VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) stock performance was -0.19% in last session and finished the day at $5.17. Traded volume was 1.03million shares … Continue reading Hot Watch List: VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA), Biogen Idec Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB)

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