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.

Stocks to Watch: Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), InvenSense, Inc. (NYSE:INVN), Identiv, Inc. (NASDAQ:INVE), Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. (NYSE:ARP), Haverty Furniture Companies Inc. (NYSE:HVT)

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $107.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $105.50 billion. During the same quarter last…

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Fast Moving Stocks: IAMGOLD Corp. (NYSE:IAG), Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR), Crane Co. (NYSE:CR), GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE:GSK), The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC)

Equities researchers at TD Securities cut their price target on shares of IAMGOLD Corp (NYSE:IAG) from C$4.00 to C$3.50 in a research report issued on Tuesday. The firm currently has a “hold” rating on the stock. TD Securities’ price objective indicates a potential upside of 27.27% from the company’s current price. IAMGOLD Corp. (NYSE:IAG) belongs…

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News Buzz : Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE), AngloGold Ashanti Limited (ADR) (NYSE:AU), Old Point Financial (NASDAQ:OPOF), Access Midstream Partners (NYSE:ACMP)

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), like most tech companies, is staffed and run mostly by white males. The Seattle company disclosed on Friday in a lengthy page on its website titled “Diversity at Amazon” that its global work force is 63 percent male and 37 percent female. Its managers are 75 percent male and 25 percent female….

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Stocks in Focus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD), Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO), Alico Inc. (NASDAQ:ALCO), Spirit Airlines, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAVE), Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN)

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) has robust plans to enter into the business of smartphone, myriad of wearable devices and tablet markets. It has profound plans to seek its partners’ support. The Q3 results were disappointing. However, analysts had envisaged that the company has a bright future. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) in last trading…

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Eye Catching Stocks : Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Yamana Gold, Inc. (NYSE:AUY), V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC), Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE:GB), CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE:CEO)

Speculation is heating up that Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) could be planning a return to manufacturing smartphones in the future, if hints dropped by CEO Rajeev Suri are anything to go by. Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s Devices and Services division in April 2014 saw the latter give away its brand name and the Lumia trademark…

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Active Stocks : DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), Dice Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DHX), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (NYSE:BIP), Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ:PENN)

Imperial Capital upgraded shares of DryShips (NASDAQ:DRYS) from an underperform rating to an outperform rating in a research report released on Tuesday morning, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. Imperial Capital currently has $1.90 price objective on the stock, up from their previous price objective of $1.40. DryShips, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRYS) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is…

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