Hot Runners: The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PIH), Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA), Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE)

On Dec. 15, The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) announced that Bernerd Da Santos has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2015. Mr. Da Santos has been serving as Acting Chief Operating Officer since December 1, 2014. The AES Corporation (NYSE:AES) belongs to Utilities sector. Its net profit margin is…

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Big Moves in Focus: Qihoo 360 Technology (NYSE:QIHU), HEICO Corporation (NYSE:HEI-A), First Acceptance (NYSE:FAC), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Whiting USA Trust II (NYSE:WHZ)

Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. (NYSE:QIHU) announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Coolpad Group Limited (“Coolpad”) (HKSE: 2369), a leading smartphone company in China, through investing $409.05 million in cash to take a 45% stake in a joint venture with Coolpad (the “JV”). Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd. (NYSE:QIHU) belongs to Technology sector….

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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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