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.

Communication Equipment Most Volatile Stocks: CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ:CAMP), NetGear (NASDAQ:NTGR), Zhone Technologies (NASDAQ:ZHNE), Barracuda Networks (NYSE:CUDA)

CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ:CAMP) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.01. CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ:CAMP) stock performance was -24.40% in last session and finished the day at $18.62. Traded volume was 5.73million shares in the last session and…

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4 Top Laggards: Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)

Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) raised more than anticipated in an offering of 22,600,000 shares of its common stock at $5.50 per share for a total of $124,300,000 in gross proceeds. It was the firm’s largest stock offering. The WSJ’s Money Beat reported that Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) was “a darling of day traders and a…

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Biotech Early Movers: OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Inc(NASDAQ:OGXI), Agenus Inc(NASDAQ:AGEN), Athersys, Inc.(NASDAQ:ATHX)

OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:OGXI) shares plunged more than 48% pre-market after the company said results from its Phase 3 SYNERGY trial to add custirsen to standard first-line treatment of docetaxel/prednisone in men with metastatic prostate cancer failed to meet primary endpoints. The stock which was halted from trading ahead of the news, recently changed hands…

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Tech New Highs: Telecom Italia (NYSE:TI), The Rubicon Project (NYSE:RUBI), Science Applications International (NYSE:SAIC), Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ADR) (NYSE:ASX)

The FTSE-Mib index closes 1.5% higher at 21,935, led by debt-sensitive shares as Italy’s sovereign bond spread narrows to below 160 basis points over 10-year German bunds. Telecom Italia SpA (ADR) (NYSE:TI) +4.0% and Fiat +3.5% lead the index as their interest costs are easing. Telecom Italia SpA (ADR) (NYSE:TI) stock performance was 1.31% in…

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Consumer Goods Most Active: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), General Motors (NYSE:GM), The Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO)

Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is opening a factory in the San Joaquin Valley, but it’s almost certainly not the 6,500-job battery plant that’s being coveted by governors and community leaders in California and other states. Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock performance was -4.87% in last session and finished the day at $207.99. Traded volume was…

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