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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.

Active Watch List: JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Barclays (NYSE:BCS), Citigroup (NYSE:C), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE:FCX)

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When JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon announced last week that he had been diagnosed with throat cancer, the largest US bank said its board already had plans for a full-range of scenarios in place. Sudden, life-threatening ailments such as cancer present unique management challenges, which can throw a company into…

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Top Movers: BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), Fujitsu (OTCMKTS:FJTSY)

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Smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) sold most of its Canadian real estate — more than 3 million square feet — earlier this year for $278 million. Last Thursday the company announced that it has agreed to sell an R&D facility in Germany to Volkswagen for an undisclosed sum. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) stock performance was -0.47%…

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Trader’s Alert: Weibo (NASDAQ:WB), Qihoo 360 Technology (NYSE:QIHU), Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU), SINA (NASDAQ:SINA), Suntech Power Holdings (OTCMKTS:STPFQ)

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China’s government censored Weibo Corp (ADR) (NASDAQ:WB), the nation’s biggest microblog platform, more on July 1, when record numbers of Hong Kong residents joined the pro-democracy march, than it did on June 4, the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. Weibo Corp (ADR) (NASDAQ:WB) stock performance was -4.36% in last session and finished the day…

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Consumer Goods Active Movers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), General Motors (NYSE:GM), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), ConAgra Foods Inc (NYSE:CAG), Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN)

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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) agreed in January to pay at least $32.5 million to settle FTC charges that it didn’t do enough to prevent children from purchasing virtual goods while using mobile apps without getting parental consent. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was -0.04% in last session and finished the day at $93.48. Traded volume was…

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Healthcare ACtive Runners: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Exelixis (NASDAQ:EXEL), Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), Celgene (NASDAQ:CELG)

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Just a month ago, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) snapped up portfolio company, San Mateo, CA-based Labrys Biologics, for $200 million up front and another $625 million in milestones. That deal came less than two years after Labrys was formed, and venBio partner and co-founder Corey Goodman told Xconomy at the time that venBio had contributed $8.5…

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Industrial Goods Gainers: Erickson Inc (NASDAQ:EAC), ExOne (NASDAQ:XONE), Unifi (NYSE:UFI), American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC), Innovative Solutions & Support (NASDAQ:ISSC)

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Erickson Inc (NASDAQ:EAC) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the six analysts that are covering the stock, Analyst Ratings.Net reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target…

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