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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Volatile Stocks: FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE), Sify Technologies Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:SIFY), Westell Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTL), Overland Storage Inc (NASDAQ:OVRL)

FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE), on May 20, 2014 released the report “Cybersecurity’s Maginot Line: A Real-world Assessment of the Defense-in-Depth Model.” A first-of-its-kind study, the report examines attack data captured by FireEye security appliances from 1,217 organizations around the world. These organizations were testing, but were not yet protected by, the FireEye platform from October 2013 to March 2014. FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE) stock performance was 4.80% … Continue reading Volatile Stocks: FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE), Sify Technologies Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:SIFY), Westell Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:WSTL), Overland Storage Inc (NASDAQ:OVRL)

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Stocks To Watch: Alcatel Lucent (NYSE:ALU), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), MRV Communications (NASDAQ:MRVC), Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM), Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL)

Alcatel-Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) has announced it has initiated a litigation claiming patent infringement in Federal Court in the District of Delaware against Sophos and its subsidiary Cyberoam. Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) stock performance was 1.05% in last session and finished the day at $3.86. Traded volume was 10.99million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 8.53million shares. … Continue reading Stocks To Watch: Alcatel Lucent (NYSE:ALU), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), MRV Communications (NASDAQ:MRVC), Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM), Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL)

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Top Gainers: J.C. Penney Company (NYSE:JCP), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), NQ Mobile (NYSE:NQ), Rackspace Hosting (NYSE:RAX)

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP)’s CEO, Mike Ullman has turned the company around after the replacing former CEO Ron Johnson. His strategy has brought consumer back to its retail stores. The retailer is aiming to “go forward” at its third stage of its turnaround after completing “immediate stabilization” and rebuilding” in the last 10 months. The company has a long way to go in order … Continue reading Top Gainers: J.C. Penney Company (NYSE:JCP), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), NQ Mobile (NYSE:NQ), Rackspace Hosting (NYSE:RAX)

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Trader’s Alert: Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Vodafone Group (NASDAQ:VOD), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)

Top hedge funds shed their stakes in high-profile Internet names such as Netflix Inc and Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) in the first quarter, moving to peers viewed as more mature and less volatile. High-growth Internet software and biotech companies were the darlings of 2013, but their shares started to fall sharply in early March. Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) stock finished the day at $6.05. Traded volume was … Continue reading Trader’s Alert: Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Vodafone Group (NASDAQ:VOD), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)

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Healthcare ACtive Stocks: Rexahn Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:RNN), Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Gentiva Health Services (NASDAQ:GTIV)

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSEMKT:RNN) said, “We continue to enroll patients in each of our three clinical trials as expected, and as planned for. By the end of 2014, we expect to achieve key milestones in each trial. In Q4 we expect to have data from our Phase I trial of Supinoxin in cancer patients with solid tumors. We are also scheduled to complete enrollment of … Continue reading Healthcare ACtive Stocks: Rexahn Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:RNN), Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Gentiva Health Services (NASDAQ:GTIV)

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Healthcare Active Stocks: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)’s chief executive acknowledged Tuesday that a potential merger with AstraZeneca would lead to job losses, but promised to keep key research jobs in Britain as part of its $106 billion takeover bid. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock performance was 0.24% in last session and finished the day at $29.20. Traded volume was 26.29million shares in the last session and the average volume of … Continue reading Healthcare Active Stocks: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

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