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.

Top Morning News: Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (NYSEMKT:ANV), Macrocure Ltd. (NASDAQ:MCUR), Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE:RWT), Charter Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CHFN), Ford Motor (NYSE:F)

Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (NYSE:ANV) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 33,078,463 shares, a decrease of 5.7% from the December 15th total of 35,088,886 shares, ARN reports. Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (NYSEMKT:ANV) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit…

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Market Watch: Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC), Corning Inc. (NYSE:GLW), United Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:UBNK), Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:RSTI), Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ:ADMP)

Storage Visions kicked off today and on the show floor Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) was showcasing a prototype of its new 3.5″ dual-drive. The drive consists of a 128GB SSD along with a 4TB hard drive and utilizes PCIe 2.0 x2 interface through the SATA Express connector. Similar to the Black2 we reviewed last year,…

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Stocks Getting Hot: IAMarvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL), RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI), Affimed N.V. (NASDAQ:AFMD), Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC), Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE:VNO)

Shares of Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ:MRVL) were the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,136,546 shares, a decline of 38.1% from the November 28th total of 9,906,140 shares, StockRatingsNetwork reports. Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL) shares advanced 1.42% in…

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Notable Ups And Down: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR), Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB), Ophthotech Corporation (NASDAQ:OPHT), Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS-A), Citigroup (NYSE:C)

Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (NYSE:PBR) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 14th, there was short interest totalling 88,765,318 shares, a drop of 5.1% from the October 31st total of 93,559,567 shares, StockRatingsNetwork.com reports. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) belongs to Basic Materials…

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Traders Should Watch: Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC), ON Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:ONNN), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), BlackRock Kelso Capital (NASDAQ:BKCC)

Investment analysts at Citigroup Inc. upped their target price on shares of Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) from $86.00 to $90.00 in a note issued to investors on Monday. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 26.60% and weekly performance is…

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Why These Are Hot: TripAdvisor Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CIE), RELM Wireless (NYSEMKT:RWC), AGCO Corporation (NYSE:AGCO)

On Dec. 22, Italy’s antitrust authority has fined travel planning website . TripAdvisor Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP) 500,000 euros ($600,000) following complaints of improper business practices lodged by a national hoteliers’ association and a consumer protection agency. On last trading day company shares ended up $74.59. TripAdvisor Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is…

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