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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.

Bullish Stocks: eLong (NASDAQ:LONG), Hutchinson Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ:HTCH), Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:DRNA), MFC Industrial (NYSE:MIL), King Digital Entertainment (NYSE:KING)

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TheStreet upgraded shares of eLong, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:LONG) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report released on Tuesday. eLong, Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:LONG) stock performance was 21.89% in last session and finished the day at $21.94. Traded volume was 540,102.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock…

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Basic Material Stocks: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX)

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Ratings firms have expressed concern about a Brazilian government decision to sell billions of dollars worth of offshore oil rights to Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR), saying the move will weigh on the state-run oil company’s cash flow and creditworthiness. The company is formally known, was awarded on Tuesday the rights to explore four…

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Technology Stocks Chip Software Systems

Two sides of the Web

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It is quite certain nowadays that the Internet has become a very powerful tool which affects many aspects of our daily lives. Most of us probably cannot even remember the time how it was before the Internet (people had to meet and talk to each other – unthinkable!). There are many positive sides of the…

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Financial Sector Volatile Stocks: NASB Financial (NASDAQ:NASB), Premier Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:PFBI), EIA, Bear State Financial (NASDAQ:BSF), Mesa Royalty Trust (NYSE:MTR)

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NASB Financial Inc (NASDAQ:NASB) major shareholder David H. Hancock purchased 65,000 shares of NASB Financial stock on the open market in a transaction dated Thursday, June 19th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $23.10 per share, with a total value of $1,501,500.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now directly…

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Investor’s Alert: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), MeetMe Inc (NASDAQ:MEET), Renren Inc (NYSE:RENN)

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Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) is the most important social media for news everywhere in the world: 35% of those surveyed use Facebook to get their news. In the United States, Spain, and the United Kingdom, Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) is widely used. Google Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google+ and Facebook’s WhatsApp are becoming more important sources for…

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Most Active Movers: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), General Motors (NYSE:GM), Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ), Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG)

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Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) embodies the best and the smartest of business. The Silicon Valley-based automaker produces electric cars with price tags that reach into the six figures. They’re beloved of Hollywood celebrities who get a bargain in a status symbol, thanks to the generosity of taxpayers who have poured nearly a billion dollars into…

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