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.

Eye Catching Stocks : Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG), Bankrate, Inc. (NYSE:RATE), China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (NYSE:MY), GILD, AxoGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXGN)

On Oct 20, Sequenta, Inc., announced an equity investment by Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG) and other strategic investors. This financing, in addition to funding secured from several other strategic investors, will support incorporation of the ClonoSIGHT™ minimal residual disease (MRD) test into clinical trials of medicines in development for various hematological malignancies (blood cancers) and development…

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NASDAQ Gainers: NewLink Genetics Corporation (NASDAQ:NLNK), ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNET), Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ:CSIQ), On Track Innovations (NASDAQ:OTIV), Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN)

NewLink Genetics Corporation (NASDAQ:NLNK) said it entered into an agreement with Roche Holding AG to develop NewLink’s cancer immunotherapy, making the Ebola vaccine developer eligible to receive over $1 billion in milestone payments. NewLink Genetics Corporation (NASDAQ:NLNK) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is 58.04%. On last trading day company shares ended up $34.50….

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Megacap Most Active: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has reached a settlement with bankrupt sapphire supplier GT Advanced Technologies to keep the two companies’ contracts secret, after the iPhone maker feared its product plans would be made public. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) belongs to Consumer Goods sector. Its net profit margin is 21.60% and weekly performance is 3.77%. On last trading…

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Active Stocks : Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN), MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:MX), Actavis plc (NYSE:ACT), Ducommun Inc. (NYSE:DCO), the Rubicon Project, Inc. (NYSE:RUBI)

A coalition of companies and groups like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) with offices in Seattle and Bothell, are working together to produce more of the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp, Bloomberg reported on Friday. Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 25.70% and weekly performance…

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Morning Buzz : SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SD), MannKind Corp. (NASDAQ:MNKD), Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), National Instruments Corporation (NASDAQ:NATI)

On Oct. 15, SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SD) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a $3.50 per share semi-annual dividend on its shares of 7.0% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock that will be paid in cash on November 15, 2014 to holders of record on November 1, 2014. SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SD) belongs to Basic…

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Trader’s Watch List: Francesca’s Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:FRAN), Lannett Company, Inc. (NYSE:LCI), LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (NYSE:LFL), BlackBerry(NASDAQ:BBRY), Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB)

Canaccord Genuity downgraded shares of Francesca’s Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:FRAN) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note. They currently have $14.00 target price on the stock, down from their previous target price of $17.00. Francesca’s Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:FRAN) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 10.80% and weekly performance…

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