Morning Alert: KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN), Southside Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ:SBSI), Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS)

KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR) has agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in Arbor Pharmaceuticals LLC, in a deal that values the privately held specialty drugmaker at more than $1 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Dec 04. KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE:KKR) belongs to Financial sector. Its net profit…

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Morning Buzz : Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD), Capital Senior Living Corp. (NYSE:CSU), Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB), Twitter (NYSE:TWTR)

Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) said on Thursday that Andy Rubin, co-founder of its Android mobile business and head of its nascent robotics effort is leaving the company. Rubin will start a company to support startups interested in building technology-hardware products, Google said in an emailed response for comment on a Wall Street Journal report about his…

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Social Stocks On the Move: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), MeetMe, Inc. (NASDAQ:MEET), Yelp, Inc. (NYSE:YELP), LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE:LNKD), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA)

CEO of WhatsApp, the company . Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) bought for $22 billion in February — is apologizing for harassing an ex-girlfriend who got a restraining order against him in 1996, according to Bloomberg’s David de Jong and Sarah Frier. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 23.70% and weekly…

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Investors Are Watching : Versar Inc. (NYSEMKT:VSR), United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:UAL), World Fuel Services Corp. (NYSE:INT), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Twitter (NYSE:TWTR)

On Oct. 9, Versar, Inc. (NYSE MKT:VSR) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, J.M. Waller Associates, has been awarded a $2.6 million prime contract from the U.S. General Services Administration to provide Construction Management as Agent (CMa) Services for the new U. S. Department of State Federal Office Building in Charleston, South Carolina. The contract includes…

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Whats Hot Today : Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (NYSE:BBVA), Patrick Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:PATK), TCF Financial (NYSE:TCB)

Swedish-based telecom gear manufacturer Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), has entered into a deal with Bharti Airtel which will see it supply base stations and other equipment for the carrier’s 4G LTE network in India. What’s more, the former company is boasting about having bagged two contracts from Idea Cellular too. Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) belongs to Technology sector. Its…

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Investors Watch List: Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Silver Spring Networks, Inc. (NYSE:SSNI), Collectors Universe Inc. (NASDAQ:CLCT)

Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR)’s head of news, Vivian Schiller, said she is stepping down, the latest in a string of departures from the company’s executive team. Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is -87.60% and weekly performance is 10.71%. On last trading day company shares ended up $55.42. Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)…

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