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.
Finance

Top Gainers: J.C. Penney Company (NYSE:JCP), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), NQ Mobile (NYSE:NQ), Rackspace Hosting (NYSE:RAX)

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP)’s CEO, Mike Ullman has turned the company around after the replacing former CEO Ron Johnson. His strategy has brought consumer back to its retail stores. The retailer is aiming to “go forward” at its third stage of its turnaround after completing “immediate stabilization” and rebuilding” in the last 10 months. The company has a long way to go in order … Continue reading Top Gainers: J.C. Penney Company (NYSE:JCP), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), NQ Mobile (NYSE:NQ), Rackspace Hosting (NYSE:RAX)

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YHOO Nasdaq:YHOO Yahoo Inc
Analysis, Finance, Internet

Trader’s Alert: Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Vodafone Group (NASDAQ:VOD), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)

Top hedge funds shed their stakes in high-profile Internet names such as Netflix Inc and Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) in the first quarter, moving to peers viewed as more mature and less volatile. High-growth Internet software and biotech companies were the darlings of 2013, but their shares started to fall sharply in early March. Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) stock finished the day at $6.05. Traded volume was … Continue reading Trader’s Alert: Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Vodafone Group (NASDAQ:VOD), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)

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Healthcare ACtive Stocks: Rexahn Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:RNN), Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Gentiva Health Services (NASDAQ:GTIV)

Rexahn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSEMKT:RNN) said, “We continue to enroll patients in each of our three clinical trials as expected, and as planned for. By the end of 2014, we expect to achieve key milestones in each trial. In Q4 we expect to have data from our Phase I trial of Supinoxin in cancer patients with solid tumors. We are also scheduled to complete enrollment of … Continue reading Healthcare ACtive Stocks: Rexahn Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:RNN), Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Gentiva Health Services (NASDAQ:GTIV)

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Healthcare Active Stocks: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE)’s chief executive acknowledged Tuesday that a potential merger with AstraZeneca would lead to job losses, but promised to keep key research jobs in Britain as part of its $106 billion takeover bid. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock performance was 0.24% in last session and finished the day at $29.20. Traded volume was 26.29million shares in the last session and the average volume of … Continue reading Healthcare Active Stocks: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

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AZN AstraZeneca NYSE AZN
BioTech, Finance

Hot Stocks: Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Pinnacle Foods Inc (NYSE:PF)

Yelp Inc. (NYSE:YELP) is hard to think of the way in which it was reported on Monday, so we want to caution readers perhaps to consider this more of a thought rather than a real rumor. Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) my have lost 50% of its value with shares right at $56, but the market cap is still $4 billion. The problem is that Yelp Inc … Continue reading Hot Stocks: Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Pinnacle Foods Inc (NYSE:PF)

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Gilead Sciences GILD NASDAQ:GILD
Finance

Banking Stocks To Watch: JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) recently revealed its exposure to Russia was $4.7 billion at the end of the first-quarter and it is closely monitoring the Ukraine situation. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) stock performance was -0.64% in last session and finished the day at $54.01. Traded volume was 12,363,799 shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 19.03 million … Continue reading Banking Stocks To Watch: JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC)

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