04/13
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Adam Keintzel

Adam Keintzel covers IT Systems & Networking. Prior to joining Tech Insider, he worked for technology firms in the Silicon Valley in engineering and business development roles. In both 2008 and 2009, he was included in The Wall Street Journal’s “Best on the Street” analyst rankings – Computers and Office Equipment. In 2009, he was designated as an Institutional Investor “Best Up and Comer” – IT Hardware.

Esterline Technologies (NYSE:ESL) Beats Top and Bottom Lines; Bio-Rad Laboratories (NYSE:BIO), Einstein Noah Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:BAGL)

Adam Keintzel02 mins

Esterline Technologies (NYSE:ESL) is edging higher in late trading after the company reported better-than-expected financial results for Q1, or the quarter ended Jan. 31, 2013, and provided in line guidance for fiscal 2014. Shares are up 0.09% at $110.00 with a 52-week range of $62.61 – $109.96. The company, which designs, manufactures and markets engineered…

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AXA (ADR) (AXAHY) Caps Strong Year with Impressive Quarterly Results

Adam Keintzel02 mins

AXA’s (ADR) (AXAHY) full-year results capped off a record year for the firm. Fueled by a 12% increase in operating earnings from the company’s property and casualty insurance business, which benefited from higher volume and investment income, AXA’s operating earnings for the full year 2013 increased 12% from last year’s level to EUR 4.6 billion. Operating…

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Astec Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTE) Has Strong Domestic Backlog Exiting 2013

Adam Keintzel02 mins

Astec Industries (NASDAQ:ASTE) delivered a surprisingly solid quarter, after having missed the last six out of seven quarters. Shares were range-bound in the $30s through all of 2013 because of choppy quarters and end-markets. While we believe that uncertainty persists, particularly in mining and government highway funding, wood pellet plants could become an incremental driver…

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Stocks on the Move: Cardica (NASDAQ:CRDC), Salix Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:SLXP), Chico’s FAS (NYSE:CHS), Dynegy (NYSE:DYN)

Adam Keintzel04 mins

Shares of Cardica (NASDAQ:CRDC) climbed in Thursday’s pre-market session, after the developer of endoscopic microcutter products said it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 white cartridge and for an additional plastic material contained within the MicroCutter XCHANGE 30 blue cartridge for use in medium-thickness tissue. The…

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Momentum Stocks for February 26th: CPS, JAKK, ARCC

Adam Keintzel02 mins

Cooper-Standard Holdings (NASDAQ:CPS), the parent company of automotive systems and components supplier Cooper Standard Automotive, is considering buying TI Automotive, Reuters reported citing unnamed people with knowledge of the matter. Cooper-Standard is evaluating a takeover bid for TI Automotive, which is estimated to have an enterprise value of more than $2 billion, Reuters said. The…

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