Author: 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.
Finance

Mid Cap Losers: Avon Products (NYSE:AVP), Ocwen Financial Corp (NYSE:OCN), Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH), JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ:JDSU)

Avon Products Inc. (NYSE:AVP) will pay $135 million to settle a long-standing U.S. government probe into whether the cosmetics company paid bribes in China and other countries to gain favors. Avon Products Inc. (NYSE:AVP), the world’s largest direct seller of cosmetics, said it would fork over $68 million to the Justice Department and $67 million to resolve the dispute with the Securities and Exchange Commission. … Continue reading Mid Cap Losers: Avon Products (NYSE:AVP), Ocwen Financial Corp (NYSE:OCN), Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH), JDS Uniphase (NASDAQ:JDSU)

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Tech New Lows: Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR), NetSuite Inc (NYSE:N), Neustar Inc (NYSE:NSR), CommVault Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVLT)

Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR)’s preferred shares fell to a record low after the company was said to raise 8.25 billion reais ($3.71 billion) by selling stock at a price below yesterday’s close. The funding paved the way for a merger with Portugal Telecom SGPS SA. Brazil’s biggest phone carrier priced preferred shares at 2 reais apiece and common shares, which include voting rights, at 2.17 … Continue reading Tech New Lows: Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR), NetSuite Inc (NYSE:N), Neustar Inc (NYSE:NSR), CommVault Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVLT)

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Internet Stocks in Focus: eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD)

eBay Inc(NASDAQ:EBAY) shares have largely been trading in a range of $50 at the low and $56 at the high (with some notable exceptions) since late 2012. A range that has been this long in development tends to keep moving in the direction of the ultimate break of the range. If $50 were taken out on the downside, we could expect further price weakness to … Continue reading Internet Stocks in Focus: eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD)

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Stocks In News: SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS), National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG)

SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA), a Nasdaq-listed firm which is one of China’s most popular web portals, has established Soufan.com for Chinese Internet users hoping to buy property abroad. Zillow has announced plans to enter a partnership with Beijing-based Yisheng Leju Information Services in order to gain direct access to the Chinese market. SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA) stock performance was -0.52% in last session and finished the day … Continue reading Stocks In News: SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS), National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG)

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Watch List: Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE:TWC), The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX)

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and Charter Communications (Nasdaq:CHTR) announced that the companies have reached an agreement (the “Agreement”) on a series of tax-efficient transactions, whereby the combined Comcast-Time Warner Cable entity, following completion of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)’s previously announced merger with Time Warner Cable, will divest systems resulting in a net reduction of approximately 3.9 million video customers. Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) stock performance was 1.43% in … Continue reading Watch List: Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE:TWC), The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX)

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Nano-cap New Lows: Ascent Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:ASTI), Spherix Inc (NASDAQ:SPEX), BioLife Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:BLFS), CollabRx Inc (NASDAQ:CLRX)

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), which makes lightweight, flexible copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic modules that it integrates into its EnerPlex series of consumer products, has announced availability of its EnerPlex Jumpr Slate at company-owned kiosks, as well as online. The product will be available at partner retailers both domestically and internationally later in April. Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI) stock performance was … Continue reading Nano-cap New Lows: Ascent Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:ASTI), Spherix Inc (NASDAQ:SPEX), BioLife Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:BLFS), CollabRx Inc (NASDAQ:CLRX)

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