04/29
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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.

Healthcare ACtive Stocks: MannKind (NASDAQ:MNKD), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY)

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MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ: MNKD) is a small company based in Valencia, California, poised to launch its FDA approved drug, Afrezza, as treatment indications for both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Despite near unanimous backing from experts at the Advisory Committee (ADCOM) and the medical community, Mr. Market is still pessimistic on the company.  MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)…

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Basic Material Active Movers: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Vale (NYSE:VALE), SandRidge Energy (NYSE:SD), The Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW)

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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras, raised to Overweight from Equal Weight at Barclays. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) stock performance was 0.70% in last session and finished the day at $17.19. Traded volume was 12.03million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 20.51million shares. The beta…

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Whats Hot Today – CBS (NYSE:CBS) , Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) , W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) , Old Second Bancorp (NASDAQ:OSBC) , Dynagas LNG (NASDAQ:DLNG)

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Leslie Moonves, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS), today announced that the LATE SHOW with Stephen Colbert will remain in New York and will continue broadcasting from the historic Ed Sullivan Theatre. The agreement includes a commitment by CBS for approximately 200 New York-based jobs to support the…

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Trader’s Recap – SINA (NASDAQ:SINA) , Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA) , FelCor Lodging Trust (NYSE:FCH) , Anixter (NYSE:AXE) , Genomic (NASDAQ:GHDX)

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SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reiterated by Zacks in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday. They currently have a $52.00 target price on the stock. Zacks‘s target price suggests a potential upside of 4.75% from the stock’s previous close. SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA) stock performance was -0.38% in last…

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Why Need to Watch – Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) , Linn Energy (NASDAQ:LINE) , Memorial Production (NASDAQ:MEMP) , Mid-America (NYSE:MAA) , KMG Chemicals (NYSE:KMG)

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Wireless carriers have been aggressively pushing cheap Android tablets. On Tuesday, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) said it added 1.1 million tablets in the second quarter, thanks in part to promotions like an Ellipsis 7 tablet at no cost to new subscribers. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) stock performance was -0.14% in last session and finished the…

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Morning Watch List – Citigroup (NYSE:C) , Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) , Cementos Pacasmayo (NYSE:CPAC) , Tetra Tech (NASDAQ:TTEK) , Leggett (NYSE:LEG)

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The $7 billion Citigroup  settlement with the Department of Justice, the largest civil fraud penalty in U.S history, has rightfully drawn criticism for failing to compensate the alleged victims of the bank’s pre-financial crisis mortgage securitization practices: those investors stuck with non-performing securities who were insufficiently warned of the latter’s risks.Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) stock performance…

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