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.

Notable Ups And Down: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN), CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX), Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ:TSEM), Restoration Hardware (NYSE:RH)

Bank of America/Merrill Lynch analyst Justin Post on Friday lifted his rating on Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) post raised his rating on Yahoo to buy from neutral and his price objective on the company’s stock to $62 from $50, based in large part on its stake in and ties to Chinese Internet kingpin Alibaba Group. Yahoo!…

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Watch 5 Stocks: Itau Unibanco Holding SA (ADR) (NYSE:ITUB), Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN), AT&T (NYSE:T), Bassett Furniture Industries (NASDAQ:BSET), M/I Homes (NYSE:MHO)

Fees for advising on investment banking in Latin America are set to tumble this year, as equity capital market activity retracts across the region and a dealmaking drought in Brazil weighs down revenue, a senior executive at Brazil’s Itau Unibanco Holding SA (ADR) (NYSE:ITUB) said on Tuesday. Revenue from advising on takeovers, bond and stock…

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Investors Are Eying: Halcon Resources Corporation (NYSE:HK), Continental Resources, Inc. (NYSE:CLR), Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRM), UDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR), Exlservice Holdings (NASDAQ:EXLS)

Shares of energy company Halcon Resources Corporation (NYSE:HK) fell and hit a 52-week low of $1.55 on Monday as oil prices plunged to a five-year low. Brent crude fell more than 4% to a session low of $65.93 a barrel, its lowest point since October 2009, according to CNBC. Halcon Resources Corporation (NYSE:HK) belongs to…

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Investors Are Eying On: Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD), Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK), BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP), Merge Healthcare (NASDAQ:MRGE)

On Dec 02, Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) is scheduled to report fourth quarter 2014 financial results on January 21, 2015. Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) belongs to Financial sector. Its net profit margin is 43.00% and weekly performance is 2.53%. On last trading day company shares ended up $20.63. Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) distance from 50-day…

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Stock Highlights: Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI), Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLKI), The Bank of South Carolina Corporation (NASDAQ:BKSC), ADES

Search engine giant Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) is reportedly planning to launch child-friendly versions of its YouTube and Chrome services for children aged 12 and less. The move is expected to help the internet major hit a new target audience that is protected by strict federal regulations. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) belongs to Technology sector. Its weekly…

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Stocks in News: API Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:ATNY), American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ:HCT), Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB), China Automotive Systems (NASDAQ:CAAS), CVS Health (NYSE:CVS)

API Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: ATNY), has added to its line of radiation-hardened (rad-hard) power management products the APPREG2, a new linear voltage regulator. The APPREG2 features an enable function, which allows users to power up or power down certain sections of their system electronics, saving power and preserving the internal power chain. API Technologies Corp….

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