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.

Biotech Bearish Stocks: MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Exelixis (NASDAQ:EXEL), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:INO), EXACT Sciences (NASDAQ:EXAS)

An FDA report raised questions regarding Mannkind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)’s diabetes device Afrezza ahead of an April 1 meeting of outside advisers to the FDA. The drug has yet to be approved by the FDA as there are concerns over certain pharmacology issues that could impact Afreeza’s safety and effectiveness. MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) stock performance was…

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Healthcare Bearish Stocks: Mediwound (NASDAQ:MDWD), Five Star Quality Care (NYSE:FVE), Ventrus Biosciences (NASDAQ:VTUS), Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding (NASDAQ:TNXP)

Israeli-based MediWound Ltd (NASDAQ:MDWD) has developed a treatment to remove dead skin from burn wounds, and it has been approved by the European Medicines Agency. Mediwound Ltd (NASDAQ:MDWD) stock performance was -6.88% in last session and finished the day at $14.48. Traded volume was 485.2K shares in the last session and the average volume of…

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Healthcare Bullish Stocks: Momenta Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:MNTA), Orthofix International (NASDAQ:OFIX), Oxygen Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:OXBT), Curis (NASDAQ:CRIS)

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday for the second time did not announce whether it would hear an appeal by Teva Pharmaceuticals in a patent fight with generic competitors over its top-selling multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone. The nine justices are considering whether to review a July 2013 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals in…

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Tech Runners: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is harnessing satellites and other technology as part of an ambitious effort to provide Internet connectivity to people in underdeveloped and unreachable parts of the world. The world’s No. 1 social network said on Thursday it has hired aerospace and communications experts from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab and its Ames Research Center…

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Consumer Goods Active Runners: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)

Microsoft Corp on Thursday introduced its long-awaited suite of applications for Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iPad tablets. The suite includes Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was -0.43% in last session and finished the day at $537.46. Traded volume was 7.93million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock…

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Mid Cap Volatile Stocks: Ubiquiti Networks (NASDAQ:UBNT), Qunar Cayman Islands (NASDAQ:QUNR), Criteo (NASDAQ:CRTO), Intercept Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ICPT)

Stock analysts at Macquarie initiated coverage on shares of Ubiquiti Networks Inc (NASDAQ:UBNT) in a report issued on Thursday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Ubiquiti Networks Inc (NASDAQ:UBNT) stock performance was -10.22% in last session and finished the day at $44.18. Traded volume was 2.87million shares in the last…

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