Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) Surges After Hours; Hill International (NYSE:HIL), Atlas Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:AFH), Summit Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:SMLP), American Eagle Energy (NYSEMKT:AMZG)

Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) is surging in after-hours trading after activist hedge fund Elliott Associates disclosed a stake in the casino operator. In a filing with the SEC, Elliott disclosed it owns 4.99% of Boyd’s outstanding common stock, with a 2.05% exposure to common shares via derivatives. Elliott said its combined economic exposure to Boyd (NYSE:BYD)…

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Pharma in Focus After Hours: Kythera (NASDAQ:KYTH), La Jolla Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:LJPC), Medifast (NYSE:MED)

Kythera (NASDAQ:KYTH) and Bayer ADR (OTCMRKTS:BAYRY) announced that Kythera acquired all rights outside of the U.S. and Canada to ATX-101, a proprietary formulation of a purified synthetic version of deoxycholic acid currently in late-stage development for the reduction of submental fat (double chin). In 2010, KYTHERA (NASDAQ:KYTH) licensed the commercial rights to ATX-101 outside of…

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Sun Hydraulics (NASDAQ:SNHY) Posts Q4 EPS Miss, EPS Guidance In Line; Guidewire Software (NYSE:GWRE) Tops Street

Sun Hydraulics (NASDAQ:SNHY) reported mixed financial results for Q4 and issued guidance for Q1 earnings in line with and revenue below Street estimates. The designer and manufacturer of crew-in cartridge valves and manifolds used in hydraulic systems reported Q4 earnings of $0.32 per share, compared with the prior-year period’s $0.26 per share. Revenue was $49.05…

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