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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Trending Tickers : Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), Embraer SA (NYSE:ERJ), Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBGI), dELiA*s (NASDAQ:DLIA)

Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN) reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014. Including the non-cash charge discussed below, the Company reported net income of $16.0 million, or $0.11 per share, for the third quarter of 2014, compared to net income of $74.4 million, or $0.51 per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN) belongs to … Continue reading Trending Tickers : Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), Embraer SA (NYSE:ERJ), Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SBGI), dELiA*s (NASDAQ:DLIA)

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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 of new clinical diagnostics based on Sequenta’s revolutionary LymphoSIGHT™ platform. … Continue reading 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)

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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. NewLink Genetics Corporation (NASDAQ:NLNK) distance from 50-day simple moving average … Continue reading 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)

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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 day company shares ended up $102.47. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) distance … Continue reading 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)

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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 is 2.96%. On last trading day company shares ended up … Continue reading 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)

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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 Materials sector. Its net profit margin is -14.80% and weekly … Continue reading Morning Buzz : SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SD), MannKind Corp. (NASDAQ:MNKD), Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), National Instruments Corporation (NASDAQ:NATI)

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