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Major Movers on December 31; LXRX, MGLN, CLF, WPI, AAPL, PPC, CALM

Shares of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: LXRX), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of breakthrough treatments for human disease, are soaring in early trading today.

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Zynga Pulls Out 11 Games to Slash Costs (ZNGA)

In a move to cut costs, Mark Pincus, Chief Executive of beleaguered Company Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) announced in November  that the social gaming company will be shuttering  out-of-favor games.

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Duff & Phelps to be Acquired by Private Investor Consortium (DUF)

Duff & Phelps Corp. (NYSE: DUF), a New York City-based provider of independent financial advisory and investment banking services, announced over the weekend that it signed a definitive merger agreement under which a private investor consortium will acquire the company for $15.55 per share in cash.

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Barnes & Noble Shares Gain after Pearson Makes Strategic Investment in Nook Media (BKS, PSO)

Shares of Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS), a content, commerce and technology company that provides consumers access to books, rose sharply in trading on Friday after the company announced that Pearson (NYSE: PSO) agreed to make a strategic investment in Nook Media LLC.

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Francesca’s Holdings Director Buys 5,000 Shares (FRAN)

Francesca’s Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: FRAN) Director Richard Emmett bought 5,000 shares of FRAN common stock earlier this month. Following the purchase, Emmett, who has been a board member since 2009, now holds 10,000 shares of FRAN common stock.

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Micro-Caps on Watch; Organovo Holdings Inc. (ONVO), BioNitrogen Corp. (BION), LiveWire Ergogenics Inc. (LVVV)

Shares of Organovo Holdings Inc. (PINK: ONVO), a developer of three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting technology for creating functional human tissues on demand for research and medical applications, have risen sharply in early trading today.

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Micro-Caps in Focus; World Moto Inc. (FARE), USA Graphite Inc. (USGT), New Western Energy Corp. (NWTR)

Shares of World Moto Inc. (OTC: FARE), a global authority on the $500 billion a year motorcycle taxi industry, are soaring in trading today.

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Major Movers on December 28; CPHD, AMD, HCA, GRPN, ARNA, FB, BAC, RIMM

Shares of Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD), a molecular diagnostics company engaged in the development, manufacturing and marketing of integrated systems for testing in the Clinical market, are soaring in early trading today.

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Sina’s CEO Unveils 2013 Strategy Through a Company-Wide Email (SINA)

Addressing staff through a company-wide email, Charles Chao, Chief Executive of China’s internet-media giant, Sina Corp. (NASDAQ: SINA) charted out company’s strategy for 2013. Chao said that the company’s strategy will revolve around restructuring its business which would allow it to focus on mobile-computing business or “mobile-first” as described by the CEO.

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magicJack VocalTec Rallies on Outlook (CALL)

Shares of magicJack VocalTec (NASDAQ: CALL), a provider of voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VOIP), the softphone and the magicJack products, have risen sharply in pre-market trading today after the Israel-based company raised its outlook for the fourth quarter and full year 2012. The company also announced the appointment of new President and CEO.

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