Author: Jason Knox

Jason Knox covers the Software & Services sector. A financial analyst for 20 years, Jason joined Tech Insider in 2006. Previously, he was an analyst with Cleary Gull Inc. and with Blunt, Ellis & Loewi, both in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. During his career, Jason has been named in The Wall Street Journal “All-Star Analysts’ Survey,” and highlighted as one of the NASDAQ-StarMine top analysts within the Internet Software & Services industry.
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Investors Alert :Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL), Terex Corp. (NYSE:TEX), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN), Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE:CUZ)

Investment analysts at Leerink Swann dropped their price objective on shares of Exelixis (NASDAQ:EXEL) from $4.50 to $2.50 in a note issued to investors on Monday. Leerink Swann’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 33.69% from the company’s current price. Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is -6.45%. On last trading day company shares ended up $1.74. Exelixis, Inc. … Continue reading Investors Alert :Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL), Terex Corp. (NYSE:TEX), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Amarin Corporation plc (NASDAQ:AMRN), Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE:CUZ)

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Why Making Dramatic Moves : Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), SunEdison (NYSE:SUNE), IRIDEX Corporation (NASDAQ:IRIX), Michael Kors Holdings (NYSE:KORS), MedAssets, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDAS)

On Monday, Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) one of Wall Street’s biggest bulls on the electric-car maker–echoed Mr. Musk’s cautious take.“We believe the shares are worth $320, but perhaps not so quickly and not for some of the reasons we believe are driving the market,” Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas wrote in a note to clients. He added that he doesn’t foresee the stock appreciating “so consistently … Continue reading Why Making Dramatic Moves : Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), SunEdison (NYSE:SUNE), IRIDEX Corporation (NASDAQ:IRIX), Michael Kors Holdings (NYSE:KORS), MedAssets, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDAS)

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Don’t Miss : Oi SA (NYSE:OIBR), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc. (NYSEMKT:FRS), Perceptron, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRCP), Memorial Production Partners LP (NASDAQ:MEMP)

America Movil SAB de CV (ADR) (AMX) is in talks with Oi SA (NYSE:OIBR) to launch a joint bid for Telecom Italia SpA’s (ADR) (TI) Brazilian wireless unit.A formal deal between the two companies has not been reached yet but Banco BTG Pactual SA is facilitating the talks. Financial Times quoted a source close to the matter: “There are discussions over the possible structures of … Continue reading Don’t Miss : Oi SA (NYSE:OIBR), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc. (NYSEMKT:FRS), Perceptron, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRCP), Memorial Production Partners LP (NASDAQ:MEMP)

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Hot Alert: Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR), Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL), AmSurg Corp. (NASDAQ:AMSG), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX)

Williams Companies, Inc. ( NYSE:WMB) begin trading ex-dividend on September 10, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.56 per share is scheduled to be paid on September 29, 2014. Shareholders who purchased WMB stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an 31.76% increase over the prior quarter. At the current stock price of $57.96, the dividend yield … Continue reading Hot Alert: Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR), Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL), AmSurg Corp. (NASDAQ:AMSG), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX)

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Morning Buzz: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ:JDSU), The Female Health Company (NASDAQ:FHCO), Energous Corporation (NASDAQ:WATT), Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD)

Riverbed Technology (RVBD) announced a new Amazon (AMZN) Machine Image of the Riverbed SteelApp Web App Firewall. Co also announced the availability of a free version of Riverbed SteelStore virtual edition for Amazon Web Services and 6 months of Amazon Simple Storage Service (at up to 8TB per month capacity, for select customers who sign up between Sept. 9 and Oct. 9, 2014. Amazon.com, Inc. … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ:JDSU), The Female Health Company (NASDAQ:FHCO), Energous Corporation (NASDAQ:WATT), Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD)

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News Buzz : First Citizens Banc Corp. (NASDAQ:FCZA), Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL), Progressive Corp. (NYSE:PGR), Quest Rare Minerals (NYSEMKT:QRM), AK Steel Holding (NYSE:AKS)

First Citizens (thinly traded) to acquire TCNB Financial for $23.50 in cash for each outstanding share of TCNB common stock for total cash consideration of ~ $17.2 mln; acquisition to be accretive to earnings in 2015 and have a tangible book value earn-back of ~ 3.5 years. Cos announced that they have signed a definitive agreement and plan of merger which provides for First Citizens … Continue reading News Buzz : First Citizens Banc Corp. (NASDAQ:FCZA), Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL), Progressive Corp. (NYSE:PGR), Quest Rare Minerals (NYSEMKT:QRM), AK Steel Holding (NYSE:AKS)

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