03/14
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Jason Knox

Jason Knox covers the Software & Services sector. A financial analyst for 20 years, Jason joined Tech Insider in 2006. Previously, he was an analyst with Cleary Gull Inc. and with Blunt, Ellis & Loewi, both in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. During his career, Jason has been named in The Wall Street Journal “All-Star Analysts’ Survey,” and highlighted as one of the NASDAQ-StarMine top analysts within the Internet Software & Services industry.

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Most Volatile Tech Stocks: BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Castlight Health Inc (NYSE:CSLT), Rubicon Technology (NASDAQ:RBCN), Hanwha Solarone (NASDAQ:HSOL)

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BlackBerry Ltd., (NASDAQ:BBRY) the Canadian smartphone maker, has won a preliminary injunction from a U.S. federal court that bars a company co-founded by American Idol hostRyan Seacrest from selling its iPhone case. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) stock performance was -7.07% in last session and finished the day at $8.41. Traded volume was 74,621,736 million shares in…

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Services Sector New Highs: HD Supply Holdings (NASDAQ:HDS), Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV), Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE:RBA), Luxottica Group (NYSE:LUX)

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Cumberland-based HD Supply Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:HDS) one of the nation’s largest industrial distributors, reported its 2013 full-year and fourth quarter results. The net sales increase was primarily due to growth initiatives at each of the company’s businesses and, to a lesser extent, increases in market volume and recent acquisitions, partially offset by unfavorable weather conditions,…

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Biotech Bullish Stocks: Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Idera Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IDRA), CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR), Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT)

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Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) is 6.6% higher, as traders digest rumors that Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ:JAZZ) was willing to pay over $20 per share to buy the firm. Digging deeper, speculators are expecting ARIA to remain south of $9 in the short term, buying to open the April 9 and May 9 puts. Ariad Pharmaceuticals,…

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Tech Movers: Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)

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Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) calls and puts traded in near parity yesterday, as about 45,000 total contracts were on the tape by the closing bell. Accounting for more than one-quarter of the action was the mobile concern’s May 6 put, which saw north of 12,000 contracts change hands throughout the session. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK)…

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Most Volatile: Avino Silver & Gold Mines (NYSEMKT:ASM), Perma-Fix Environmental (NASDAQ:PESI), Verso Paper (NYSE:VRS), On Track Innovations (NASDAQ:OTIV)

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Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd (USA) (NYSEMKT:ASM) on March 10 announced it Produces 96,254 Ounces of Silver Equivalent in February 2014. Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd (USA) (NYSEMKT:ASM) stock performance was -14.45% in last session and finished the day at $1.48. Traded volume was 1.33 million shares in the last session and the…

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Basic Material Active Runners: Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM), Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Yamana Gold (NYSE:AUY)

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Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) was the target of unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Investors bought 9,887 put options on the stock, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. This represents an increase of approximately 108% compared to the average daily volume of 4,752 put options. Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) stock performance was -0.56% in last session and finished…

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