Author: Jayne Crisman

Jayne Crisman is a Senior Analyst covering the Communication Services & Technology sector. Prior to joining Tech Insider in 2000, she worked at J.C. Bradford & Co. and Hoak Breedlove Wesneski & Co. covering wireless communications, and at Fidelity Investments before that. She is a five-time winner of the Wall Street Journal’s “Best on the Street” analysts survey, including ranking No. 1 in 2012 in the Telecommunications Equipment category.
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NASDAQ Volatile Stocks: Westport Innovations (NASDAQ:WPRT), Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ:PCYC), QLogic Corporation (NASDAQ:QLGC), Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AVNR)

In trading on Thursday, shares of Westport Innovations, Inc.entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 28.9, after changing hands as low as $12.71 per share. By comparison, the current RSI reading of the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) is 58.2. A bullish investor could look at WPRT’s 28.9 RSI reading today as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of … Continue reading NASDAQ Volatile Stocks: Westport Innovations (NASDAQ:WPRT), Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ:PCYC), QLogic Corporation (NASDAQ:QLGC), Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AVNR)

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Unusual Volume At Healthcare: VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), Span-America Medical Systems (NASDAQ:SPAN), Cyberonics (NASDAQ:CYBX), RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp (NASDAQ:RXII)

VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts’ consensus estimate of ($0.40) by $0.23. VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS)stock performance was 3.34% in last session and finished the day at $ 5.26. Traded volume was 2,821,422 shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 3,442,280 … Continue reading Unusual Volume At Healthcare: VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), Span-America Medical Systems (NASDAQ:SPAN), Cyberonics (NASDAQ:CYBX), RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp (NASDAQ:RXII)

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Consumer Goods Most Active: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)

It took nearly 6 months, but former Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts has officially joined Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) as its new Senior Vice President of Retail and Online Stores. Her bio has been added to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s executive leadership website, making her transition from Burberry complete. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was 0.24% in last session and finished the day at $591.48. Traded volume was … Continue reading Consumer Goods Most Active: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)

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Basic material active stocks: Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Walter Energy (NYSE:WLT)

ZAMBIAN-born international economist Dambisa Moyo is among 11 other Barrick Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:ABX) shareholders who have been elected as directors for the global miner which owns Lumwana Mine in Solwezi. The controversial economist who writes on macroeconomy and global affairs was elected as a director on Wednesday after receiving 592,898,749 votes or 97 per cent of the possible total votes available. This is according … Continue reading Basic material active stocks: Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Walter Energy (NYSE:WLT)

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Small Cap Gainers: Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU), E Commerce China Dangdang (NYSE:DANG), Jive Software (NASDAQ:JIVE), Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE:VG)

The San Francisco based gaming company, Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU), whose popular gaming titles include Deer Hunter and the Eternity Warriors series, has announced that they will be acquiring fellow game developer and publisher, PlayFirst, who are most notably known for the popular Diner Dash games. Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU) stock performance was 7.25% in last session and finished the day at $4.29. Traded volume … Continue reading Small Cap Gainers: Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU), E Commerce China Dangdang (NYSE:DANG), Jive Software (NASDAQ:JIVE), Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE:VG)

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Stock Downgrades: Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX), EXCO Resources (NYSE:XCO), Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP), Clean Harbors Inc (NYSE:CLH)

Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) was downgraded by research analysts at DA Davidson from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report released on Thursday. Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) stock performance was -30.63% in last session and finished the day at $4.96. Traded volume was 13.28million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 869.58K shares. The beta of the stock … Continue reading Stock Downgrades: Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX), EXCO Resources (NYSE:XCO), Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP), Clean Harbors Inc (NYSE:CLH)

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