04/25
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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.

Biotech Losers: Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Opexa Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:OPXA), 22nd Century Group Inc (NYSEMKT:XXII)

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Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation on Mar. 18 announced that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of purchasers of Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) securities during the period between June 16, 2013 and March 11, 2014, inclusive (the “Class Period”). Geron Corporation…

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Investor’s Alert: Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR), Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg (NYSE:TSM)

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Investment analysts at MKM Partners boosted their target price on shares of Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) from $50.00 to $72.00 in a note issued to investors on Monday, Analyst Ratings Net reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. MKM Partners’ price target points to a potential upside of 33.28% from the stocks previous…

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Market Movers: Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Alcatel Lucent (NYSE:ALU), QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM), Knowles Corporation (NYSE:KN)

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Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) saw a relatively rare spike in bearish options betting yesterday, marking a change of pace for the Finnish phone maker. By the close, the equity saw roughly 14,000 puts change hands — a 49% mark-up to its average daily volume, and nearly double the number of NOK calls exchanged. Nokia Corporation…

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Active Stocks at Basic Material: Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA), Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI), Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC), Yamana Gold (NYSE:AUY)

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Aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) announced that it is investing $13 million in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, to expand its plant to meet increasing European demand for truck wheels, which are more durable and lightweight than earlier models with minimum maintenance. Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) stock performance was 0.84% in last session and finished the day at $12.00….

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New Lows: Majesco Entertainment (NASDAQ:COOL), Advantest Corp. (NYSE:ATE), General Moly (NYSEMKT:GMO), Resolute Energy Corporation (NYSE:REN)

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Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ:COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, today reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 ended January 31, 2014. Majesco Entertainment Co. (NASDAQ:COOL) stock performance was -8.06% in last session and finished the day at $0.46. Traded volume was 387.47K shares in the last session…

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New Highs: CAMAC Energy Inc (NYSEMKT:CAK), Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO), Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC)

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Independent oil and gas exploration and production company Camac Energy Inc (NYSEMKT:CAK) reported a net loss of $15.9-million, or $0.04 a basic and diluted share, for the full year ended December 31, 2013, on the back of lower crude oil sales. CAMAC Energy Inc (NYSEMKT:CAK) stock finished the day at $0.850. Traded volume was 2.95million…

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