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.

Drug Stores: Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG), CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS), GNC Holdings (NYSE:GNC)

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) announced that Dedra N. Castle, a highly experienced human resources executive, is joining Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) stock performance was -2.55% in last session and finished the day at $6.50. Traded volume was 15.58million shares in the…

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NYSE Active Stocks: Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)

Grupo Farmacos Especializados Determined Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) Engineered Systems to Be the Most Efficient, Cost-Effective Solution for Maintaining Business Growth Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) stock performance was 1.77% in last session and finished the day at $39.08. Traded volume was 31.36 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 16.07…

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Unusual Volume At Biotech Stocks: Aastrom Biosciences (NASDAQ:ASTM), 22nd Century Group (NYSEMKT:XXII), Dyax Corp. (NASDAQ:DYAX), Exelixis (NASDAQ:EXEL)

Over the past few trading days, sleepy microcap Aastrom Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ASTM) has exploded from $3.88 3/19/14 to a peak of $6.24 after a positive article from respected analyst Jason Napodano. Seeking Alpha’s sophisticated readership is more than capable of analyzing Aastrom Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ASTM)’s balance sheet. Aastrom Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ASTM) stock performance was -15.21%…

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Utilities Stocks Touched New Highs: Siemens (NYSE:SI), ITC Holdings (NYSE:ITC), Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE:LNT), Wisconsin Energy (NYSE:WEC)

Siemens AG (ADR) (NYSE:SI) Chief Executive Joe Kaeser met Mr. Putin at his official residence outside Moscow on Wednesday. The men posed for the cameras and talked up Germany and Russia’s special economic relationship. Siemens began conducting business in Russia 161 years ago, when it built the czar’s telegraph network. Siemens AG (ADR) (NYSE:SI) stock…

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Gilead Sciences GILD NASDAQ:GILD

Services Sector Most Active: Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), DISH Network (NASDAQ:DISH), Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG)

Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) CFO Michael J. Angelakis sold 9,669 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.19, for a total transaction of $485,287.11. A number of research firms have recently commented on CMCSA. Analysts at Zacks reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares…

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Healthcare Most Active: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) announced that PROFILE 1014, a phase 3 study of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor Xalkori (crizotinib), met its primary objective of significantly prolonging progression-free survival (PFS) in previously untreated patients with ALK-positive advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) when compared to standard platinum-based chemotherapy regimens. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock performance was…

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