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 Movers: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK), Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA), Bayer AG (ADR) (OTCMKTS:BAYRY)

Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) Insider Geno J. Germano unloaded 30,000 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.68, for a total value of $890,400.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 263,495 shares of the company’s…

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Market Movers: Galectin Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:GALT), Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SGNT), Weibo Corp (ADR) (NASDAQ:WB), Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd (NYSE:QIHU)

Galectin Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:GALT) will present at the Jefferies 2014 Global Healthcare Conference in New York City. Galectin Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:GALT) stock performance was 3.20% in last session and finished the day at $13.22. Traded volume was 165.10K shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 417.97K shares. The beta…

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Active Watch List: WebMD Health (NASDAQ:WBMD), Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (NYSE:HOT), Cott Corporation (NYSE:COT), McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM)

WebMD Health Corp. (NASDAQ:WBMD) will hold its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on October 1, 2014 at the Ritz Carlton New York – Battery Park, Two West Street, New York, NY 10004. The record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at WebMD’s 2014 Annual Meeting is the close of business on August 6,…

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Consumer Goods Gainers: Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH), G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ:GIII), R.G. Barry Corp. (NASDAQ:DFZ), DS Healthcare Group Inc (NASDAQ:DSKX)

Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) says it will hold separate talks with Pilgrim’s Pride and Tyson Foods, as the two meat processing heavyweights engage in a bidding war for the maker of Jimmy Dean sausages and Ball Park hot dogs. Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) stock performance was 9.48% in last session and finished the day at…

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Apparel Stores: Express, Inc. (NYSE:EXPR), American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO), The Gap Inc. (NYSE:GPS), Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN)

Express, Inc. (NYSE:EXPR) has announced its plans to open its franchisees in South Africa. The new franchisee will commence the stores in the various cities including Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town in year 2014. Express, Inc. (NYSE:EXPR) stock performance was 3.17% in last session and finished the day at $13.01. Traded volume was 4.80million shares…

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Consumer Goods New Lows: Coach Inc (NYSE:COH), Crumbs Bake Shop Inc (NASDAQ:CRMB), Reed’s, Inc. (NYSEMKT:REED), AEP Industries (NASDAQ:AEPI)

Coach Inc (NYSE:COH), the ailing retailer, is going through a hard time, and any turnaround effort will take several years along with lots of capital. According to the senior leaders of Coach, any turnaround activity is going to take some time. It will also take a good amount of capital to reposition Coach in the…

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