Author: 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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Trader’s Alert: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), American Apparel Inc (NYSEMKT:APP), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG), Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ)

Hon Hai, a major supplier of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iPhones and iPads, announced Monday that it had acquired a 4.9 percent stake in SK C&C, a subsidiary of the SK Group, South Korea’s third largest business group, for US$376 million. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was 1.03% in last session and finished the day at $92.93. Traded volume was 49.59million shares in the last session … Continue reading Trader’s Alert: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), American Apparel Inc (NYSEMKT:APP), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG), Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ)

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Investor’s Alert: EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU)

EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) stands out for providing quantitative disclosures about progress towards reduced energy consumption and discussing an energy consumption target it did not meet. EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) stock performance was -0.34% in last session and finished the day at $26.34. Traded volume was 11.88million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 15.28million shares. The beta of the stock … Continue reading Investor’s Alert: EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU)

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Bearish Stocks: Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN), American DG Energy (NYSEMKT:ADGE), New Concept Energy (NYSEMKT:GBR), Accelerate Diagnostics (NASDAQ:AXDX), Huttig Building Products (NASDAQ:HBP)

Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN) made a new 52-week low of $34.76 in the current trading session after RBC Capital lowered its ratings for the real estate investment trust from “Outperform” to “Sector Perform” in a report released earlier today. Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN) stock performance was -26.75% in last session and finished the day at $35.55. Traded volume was 4.62million shares in the last session and the … Continue reading Bearish Stocks: Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN), American DG Energy (NYSEMKT:ADGE), New Concept Energy (NYSEMKT:GBR), Accelerate Diagnostics (NASDAQ:AXDX), Huttig Building Products (NASDAQ:HBP)

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Bullish Stocks: eLong (NASDAQ:LONG), Hutchinson Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ:HTCH), Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:DRNA), MFC Industrial (NYSE:MIL), King Digital Entertainment (NYSE:KING)

TheStreet upgraded shares of eLong, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:LONG) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report released on Tuesday. eLong, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:LONG) stock performance was 21.89% in last session and finished the day at $21.94. Traded volume was 540,102.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 25.44K shares. The beta of the stock remained -0.06. … Continue reading Bullish Stocks: eLong (NASDAQ:LONG), Hutchinson Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ:HTCH), Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:DRNA), MFC Industrial (NYSE:MIL), King Digital Entertainment (NYSE:KING)

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Basic Material Stocks: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX)

Ratings firms have expressed concern about a Brazilian government decision to sell billions of dollars worth of offshore oil rights to Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR), saying the move will weigh on the state-run oil company’s cash flow and creditworthiness. The company is formally known, was awarded on Tuesday the rights to explore four offshore fields off Brazil’s southeast coast believed to contain an … Continue reading Basic Material Stocks: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX)

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Two sides of the Web

It is quite certain nowadays that the Internet has become a very powerful tool which affects many aspects of our daily lives. Most of us probably cannot even remember the time how it was before the Internet (people had to meet and talk to each other – unthinkable!). There are many positive sides of the online world, such as common and equal access to knowledge … Continue reading Two sides of the Web

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