03/02
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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.

NYSE upgrades: Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT), Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE:RBA), Simpson Manufacturing (NYSE:SSD), Colfax Corp (NYSE:CFX)

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Research analysts at Jefferies Group upped their price target on shares of Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) from $17.00 to $19.00 in a report released on Monday. Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.11 by…

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Healthcare winners: HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA), Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH), Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS), Uniqure NV (NASDAQ:QURE)

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Given the lack of management expertise and synergies, Wesfarmers could struggle to justify offering more for Healthscope than other mooted bidders, which include US healthcare company HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA), Chinese conglomerate Fosun Pharma and Malaysia’s IHH. HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA) stock performance was 5.76% in last session and finished the day at $53.44. Traded…

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Top Winners of BAsic Material: Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI), Platinum Group Metals (NYSEMKT:PLG), Harmony Gold (NYSE:HMY), Eagle Rock Energy (NASDAQ:EROC)

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Shares of Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFI) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven brokerages that are currently covering the company, Analyst Ratings Net reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Gold…

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Communication Equipment Most Volatile Stocks: CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ:CAMP), NetGear (NASDAQ:NTGR), Zhone Technologies (NASDAQ:ZHNE), Barracuda Networks (NYSE:CUDA)

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CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ:CAMP) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.01. CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ:CAMP) stock performance was -24.40% in last session and finished the day at $18.62. Traded volume was 5.73million shares in the last session and…

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4 Top Laggards: Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)

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Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) raised more than anticipated in an offering of 22,600,000 shares of its common stock at $5.50 per share for a total of $124,300,000 in gross proceeds. It was the firm’s largest stock offering. The WSJ’s Money Beat reported that Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) was “a darling of day traders and a…

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Biotech Early Movers: OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Inc(NASDAQ:OGXI), Agenus Inc(NASDAQ:AGEN), Athersys, Inc.(NASDAQ:ATHX)

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OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:OGXI) shares plunged more than 48% pre-market after the company said results from its Phase 3 SYNERGY trial to add custirsen to standard first-line treatment of docetaxel/prednisone in men with metastatic prostate cancer failed to meet primary endpoints. The stock which was halted from trading ahead of the news, recently changed hands…

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