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.

Why Need to Watch – Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) , Radian Group Inc (NYSE:RDN) , JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU) , Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN)

Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) announced on 09 July 2014 that for every select up&up school supply purchased at Target stores from July 13 through August 2, Target will donate one school supply item to a student in need. Through these purchases, Target’s goal is to donate up to $25 million in supplies and potentially impact nearly…

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Hot News – The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) , PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) , MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) , Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT)

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) Community Advisory Panel has increased contributions to its grant program. This year, Dow upped the program funding to $30,000, doubling its previous total. In 2013, six winners were awarded funding. The yearly competitive grant, which began in 2006, helps fund “sustainable community service projects” in East County. Each award ranges…

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Morning Alert – Total SA (ADR) (NYSE:TOT) , United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) , Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) , SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI)

Chevron CVX -0.05% , ConocoPhillips COP +0.12% , and Total SA (ADR) (NYSE:TOT) offer “the best value-adjusted opportunities” in the sector, they added. ConocoPhillips’ future growth is largely based on U.S. shale. Chevron is a leader in new oil sources in the Gulf of Mexico. Total has slowed high-cost developments. Total SA (ADR) (NYSE:TOT) stock performance…

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Hot Watch List – SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) , Denbury Resources Inc. (NYSE:DNR) , Greenhunter Resources Inc (NYSEMKT:GRH) , Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET)

The Q2 2014 earnings report for storage solutions stock SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a peer or competitor of Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ: WDC) and Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX), is scheduled for after the market closes on Wednesday. Aside from the SanDisk Corporation earnings report, it should be said that the Western Digital Corp Q4…

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Morning Alert – ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW) , Xinyuan Real Estate (NYSE:XIN) , Arch Capital (NASDAQ:ACGL) , Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NYSE:NM)

ACI Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ:ACIW) was upgraded by Zacks from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report issued on Monday. The firm currently has a $59.10 price target on the stock. Zacks‘s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 5.54% from the stock’s previous close. ACI Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ:ACIW) stock performance was…

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Stock Highlights – NewLead Holdings (NASDAQ:NEWL) , Ultrapetrol (NASDAQ:ULTR) , Cyren (NASDAQ:CYRN) , Coronado Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:CNDO)

NewLead Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: NEWL) (“NewLead” or the “Company”) today announced that a 1-for-50 reverse stock split of its common shares has been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors and by written consent of a majority of NewLead’s shareholders, in order for the Company to achieve compliance with the minimum bid price requirement of…

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