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.

Stock Highlights: GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ:GTAT), Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:RJET), Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ:SCHL), Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE:CCC)

GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:GTAT) stock tanked after it became clear that Apple Inc. (AAPL) new iPhone 6would feature an ionized glass screen with an oleophobic coating rather than the much-touted sapphire glass. Even though the Apple Watch will sport a sapphire glass screen, it will be released early next year and its success has been questioned…

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Active Watch List: Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), DryShips (NASDAQ:DRYS), ITT Educational Services (NYSE:ESI), FS Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSBW), WVS Financial (NASDAQ:WVFC)

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) has been under investigation from US regulators since late last year. The computer maker’s Russian unit – ZAO Hewlett-Packard AO pleaded guilty yesterday to the claim that it had bribed Russian government officials for a contract. The unit faces fines of almost $59 million for its conduct. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) belongs to…

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Big Movers : SolarCity Corporation (NASDAQ:SCTY), Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS), Twin Disc, Incorporated (NASDAQ:TWIN), Team Health Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:TMH), Reed Elsevier plc (NYSE:RUK)

A number of research firms have recently commented on SCTY. Analysts at S&P Equity Research reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of SolarCity Corp in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. They now have a $39.46 price target on the stock, down previously from $47.65. Separately, analysts at Robert W. Baird downgraded shares of…

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News Buzz: Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:KERX), QLT Inc. (NASDAQ:QLTI), EOG Resources, Inc. (NYSE:EOG), the Rubicon Project, Inc. (NYSE:RUBI), Image Sensing Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISNS)

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:KERX) has received green signal from the FDA for its drug, ferric citrate, to reduce phosphate levels in patients living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:KERX) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is -18.57%. On last trading day company shares ended up $14.65. Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:KERX) distance…

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Today’s Watch List: Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS), Superconductor Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:SCON), PZG, Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners (NASDAQ:CPRX), Blount International (NYSE:BLT)

Shareholders of Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE: LVS) looking to boost their income beyond the stock’s 3.2% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2016 covered call at the $77.50 strike and collect the premium based on the $2.37 bid, which annualizes to an additional 2.8% rate of return against the current stock price (at…

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Market Movers: Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Enable Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:ENBL), LLTC, Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX)

Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) will begin trading ex-dividend on September 09, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.025 per share is scheduled to be paid on September 26, 2014. Shareholders who purchased NEM stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This represents an -90% decrease from the same period…

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