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After-Hours: Vivus Shares Down Following Earnings Update
Tuesday, August 7, 2012 - 4:44pm | 213Read More...Shares of biotechnology firm VIVUS (NASDAQ: VVUS) traded lower by almost three percent in Tuesday's after-hours session after the company reported a second-quarter loss of $24 million, or 24 cents a share, compared with a year-earlier loss of $16.2 million, or 20 cents per share. The increase in...
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Vivus' Qnexa Is Not Guaranteed Approval. Remember Provenge?
Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 12:52pm | 1252Read More...Dear Vivus (NASDAQ: VVUS) investors: You are paying $2.5 billion for a company with zero profits in a market space valued at only $3.5 billion annually. Yes, the FDA advisory committee recommended Qnexa be granted approval in a 20-to-2 vote, but remember that Provenge had a unanimous safety vote...

