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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New Highs: Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM), American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCT), Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC), Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL)

Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) announced it is exploring strategic alternatives for its cellular baseband business, including a potential sale or wind-down. The company has engaged investment bank JP Morgan in connection with its efforts. Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) stock performance was 9.32% in last session and finished the day at $34.84. Traded volume was 49.60million shares in…

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Watch List: Timmins Gold Corp (NYSEMKT:TGD), Senomyx Inc. (NASDAQ:SNMX), Depomed Inc (NASDAQ:DEPO), Vertex Energy Inc (NASDAQ:VTNR)

Timmins Gold Corp. (NYSEMKT:TGD) is aware that Sentry Investments intends to run a dissident slate to replace six of the eight existing members of the Timmins Gold board of directors (the “Board”). The Board is committed to considering the views of all of the shareholders of the Company and is confident that it can resolve…

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Tech Runners: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR)

Yahoo Inc., (NASDAQ:YHOO) for its part, said Friday that it, too, is “in the process of developing a solution for Yahoo users in Europe that we believe balances the important privacy and freedom-of-expression interests.” Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) stock performance was -0.72% in last session and finished the day at $34.65. Traded volume was 13.17million shares…

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New Highs: OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OVTI), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Sabre Corp (NASDAQ:SABR)

OmniVision Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:OVTI) is a publicly traded company with a stock that is set to rocket higher. Revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 were $331 million compared to $352 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2014 and $336.2 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013. GAAP net income in the…

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Tech Movers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook looked like he wanted to dance Wednesday as he discussed his company’s $3 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics. The deal, by far the most expensive in Apple’s 38-year history, will give the iPhone and iPod maker a line of trendy headphones known for their hip appearance and thumping bass…

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Tech Stocks: BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), Qihoo 360 Technology (NYSE:QIHU)

Blackberry Ltd. (NASDAQ:BBRY) has recorded an all-time low sales with 0% market share in Spain, Japan and China. The company has recorded negative sales growth in almost all countries except America and Australia in which it has shown a meager growth of 0.3%. Blackberry has failed to impress users with its limited apps and stagnant…

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