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.

Basic Material Most Active Stocks: Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC), Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO)

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Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) kicked off the U.S. earnings season, gaining after markets closed as it posted better-than-estimated results. The largest U.S. producer of aluminum forecast global demand will exceed production this year, projecting an end to an almost decade-long surplus driven by Chinese output. Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) stock performance was 0.48% in last session and…

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Biotech Volatile Stocks: PTC Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTCT), Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AGIO), BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BCRX), TG Therapeutics (NASDAQ:TGTX)

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PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT) announced a corporate update and reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2013. In April 2013, PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT) initiated the confirmatory Phase 3 ACT DMD (Ataluren Confirmatory Trial in DMD) clinical trial evaluating ataluren as a potential treatment for patients with nonsense mutation…

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Biotech bearish stocks: Prothena Corporation (NASDAQ:PRTA), Oncomed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:OMED), Enanta Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ENTA), Vanda Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VNDA)

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Shares of Prothena Corp PLC (NASDAQ:PRTA) were the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of March 14th, there was short interest totaling 824,645 shares, an increase of 35.0% from the February 28th total of 610,797 shares, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. Prothena Corporation PLC (NASDAQ:PRTA) stock performance was -13.98% in…

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Active Runners: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI)

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Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is supposed to the most important of the publicly traded Web 2.0 companies. The conclusion is natural. The world’s largest social network has 1.1 billion members. Its revenue growth rate has been remarkable. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was -4.61% in last session and finished the day at $56.75. Traded volume…

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NASDAQ Active Movers: Facebook (NASDAQ:FB). Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), ON Semiconductor Corp (NASDAQ:ONNN)

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Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) COO Sheryl Sandberg sold 283,334 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.04, for a total value of $17,861,375.36. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was -5.15% in last session and finished the day…

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Biotech losers: ZIOPHARM Oncology (NASDAQ:ZIOP), Sangamo Biosciences (NASDAQ:SGMO), Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LXRX), XOMA Corp (NASDAQ:XOMA)

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On Apr 3, Zacks Investment Research upgraded ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP) to Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP)’s loss estimates have declining on the back of better-than-expected fourth quarter 2013 results. ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP) stock performance was -6.06% in last session and finished the day at $4.34. Traded volume was 1.86million…

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