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.

Active Stocks to Watch – AT&T (NYSE:T) , Vodafone (NASDAQ:VOD) , MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD) , Prestige Brands (NYSE:PBH)

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Telecom company AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), which hardly produces programs, said it would buy satellite TV company DirecTV for $48.5 billion. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) stock performance was -0.06% in last session and finished the day at $35.94. Traded volume was 18.19million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 22.50million shares….

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Active Watch List – Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) , Lorillard (NYSE:LO) , LMOS , Real Goods Solar (NASDAQ:RGSE) , Calumet Specialty (NASDAQ:CLMT)

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Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has asked suppliers to manufacture between 70 million and 80 million of its two forthcoming large-screen iPhones by the end of the year, its largest initial production run of iPhones, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was -0.52% in last session and…

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Trending Tickers – Verizon (NYSE:VZ), Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO), National Security (NASDAQ:NSEC) , Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) , American Midstream Partners (NYSE:AMID)

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Companies including Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), AT&T Inc., Cisco Systems Inc. and Apple Inc. have filed briefs in support of Microsoft, as has the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an advocacy group. A hearing is set for July 31 before US District Judge Loretta Preska in New York. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) stock performance was 0.85% in…

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Investors Alert – Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) , Galena Biopharma (NASDAQ:GALE) , RPI , UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) , China Automotive (NASDAQ:CAAS)

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Gilead Sciences’ controversial $1,000-a-day Sovaldi pill is priced in line with previous treatments for Hepatitis C, but the nation’s health-care system likely won’t be able to handle that kind of sticker shock, and competition probably will bring down that price tag in coming months and years. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) stock performance was 4.84% in…

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Eye-Catching Stocks – Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) , Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), World Point Terminals (NYSE:WPT), SLM, Meru Networks (NASDAQ:MERU)

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Freescale Semiconductor Ltd (NYSE:FSL)’s CEO Gregg A. Lowe sold 66,466 shares of Freescale Semiconductor stock on the open market in a transaction dated Monday, July 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.70, for a total transaction of $1,575,244.20. Freescale Semiconductor Ltd (NYSE:FSL) stock performance was -2.60% in last session and finished…

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Top Stories – ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) , Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) , Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (NYSEMKT:ANV) , NQ Mobile Inc (ADR) (NYSE:NQ)

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On Tuesday afternoon, members of the Bad Boy Blast and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) gathered at the South Forty to present funds raised from the 11th annual sporting clay event held in June. ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) stock performance was -1.32% in last session and finished the day at $84.71. Traded volume was 6.04million shares in the last session…

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