Colin Pettis

Colin Pettis covers the senior semiconductor sector and is a managing director at Tech Insider, joining in 2012. Colin has 20 years of experience in equity research including 15 years in semiconductor components. Colin is currently responsible for the coverage of 18 large-cap and small-cap semiconductor companies.

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Tech Movers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook looked like he wanted to dance Wednesday as he discussed his company’s $3 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics. The deal, by far the most expensive in Apple’s 38-year history, will give the iPhone and iPod maker a line of trendy headphones known for their hip appearance and thumping bass…

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Tech Stocks: BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), Qihoo 360 Technology (NYSE:QIHU)

Blackberry Ltd. (NASDAQ:BBRY) has recorded an all-time low sales with 0% market share in Spain, Japan and China. The company has recorded negative sales growth in almost all countries except America and Australia in which it has shown a meager growth of 0.3%. Blackberry has failed to impress users with its limited apps and stagnant…

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Hot Alert: IAMGOLD (NYSE:IAG), Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX), Goldcorp Inc. (USA) (NYSE:GG), Randgold Resources Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:GOLD), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP)

Now that Toronto’s IAMGOLD Corp (USA) (NYSE:IAG) is drilling at the Monster Lake gold project 45 km southwest of Chibougamau, the property is shows signs of living up to its name. Hole ML-14-108 returned 11.55 g/t Au over 10.47 metres, including 48.90 g/t over 2.0 metres. Hole ML-14-110 assayed 13.65 g/t Au over 3.77 metres,…

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Consumer Goods Active Movers: Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Pinnacle Foods Inc (NYSE:PF), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)

The S&P 500 climbed 0.6 per cent to 1,911.91 in New York yesterday as JBS SA’s US$6.4 billion offer for Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) helped gains stoked by the economic data. Futures on the S&P 500 were little changed today. Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) stock performance was 22.07% in last session and finished the day…

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NYSE Decliners: IFM Investments Limited (ADR) (NYSE:CTC), Whiting USA Trust (NYSE:WHX), Acorn International (NYSE:ATV), DRDGOLD (NYSE:DRD), Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY)

IFM Investments Limited (ADR) (NYSE:CTC) (“Century 21 China Real Estate” or the “Company”), a leading comprehensive real estate services provider and the exclusive franchiser for the CENTURY 21® brand in China, announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. Consolidated net revenue was RMB134.9 million (US$21.7 million), a decrease of…

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Industrial Goods Active Movers: Masco Corporation (NYSE:MAS), ABB Ltd (NYSE:ABB), Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN), D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI), Cemex SAB (NYSE:CX)

Masco Corporation (NYSE:MAS) on May 15, 2014 declared that the company’s Board of Directors has confirmed a 20% climb in its quarterly ordinary stock dividend. The dividend on common stocks scaled up from $0.75 to $0.09 per ordinary share. The escalated dividend rate is payable to the company’s shareholders on July 15, 2014 as per…

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