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.

Industrial Goods Active Stocks: The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI), PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM), Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN)

The search area for The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) 777-200ER, which went missing on March 8 with 239 people on board, narrowed in the southern Indian Ocean after an analysis of the plane’s probable fuel reserves. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation joined Malaysia’s inquiry into the missing jet as authorities sought to retrieve deleted data…

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Consumer Goods Active Stocks: Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), International Paper (NYSE:IP), Kandi Technologies Group (NASDAQ:KNDI)

Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) may face another big setback. According to Jeff Morganteen of CNBC, New York could be the next state to ban the electric vehicle maker’s direct sales model. Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock performance was 2.59% in last session and finished the day at $240.04. Traded volume was 6.24 million shares in…

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Investor’s Watch List: Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), WPCS International (NASDAQ:WPCS), GTT Communications (NYSEMKT:GTT)

Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR) investors weighing a merger with Portugal Telecom SGPS SA got opposing recommendations from the two biggest shareholder advisory firms, setting up a showdown in a vote on the deal later this month. Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR) stock performance was 4.29% in last session and finished the day at $1.46. Traded volume…

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Unusual Volume Services Sector: Hertz Global Holdings (NYSE:HTZ), You On Demand Holdings (NASDAQ:YOD), DSW Inc. (NYSE:DSW), Shutterfly (NASDAQ:SFLY)

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HTZ) plans to spin off its equipment rental business into a separate publicly traded company. Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HTZ) stock performance was -0.51% in last session and finished the day at $27.08. Traded volume was 32.45 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained…

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NASDAQ Active Stocks: Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)

Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUG) beats out Microsoft as the most heavily traded Nasdaq stock today. The stock triggered a short-sale circuit breaker Tuesday afternoon that restricts prices for short sales. Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) stock performance was -8.45% in last session and finished the day at $5.96. Traded volume was 56,760,152 million shares in the…

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Biotech Active Runners: Galena Biopharma Inc. (NASDAQ:GALE), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Rexahn Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:RNN), Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSEMKT:INO)

Levi & Korsinsky announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon on behalf of holders of Galena Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:GALE) securities between November 6, 2013 and February 14, 2014. Galena Biopharma Inc. (NASDAQ:GALE) stock performance was -12.42% in last session and finished the…

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