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.

Top Losers: USEC (NYSE:USU), Doral Financial (NYSE:DRL), Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TTPH), GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ:GTAT)

USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU) closed at $7.33 on July 3, from its previous day close of $11.01; experiencing a decline of approximately 33%. In contrast to this dive, the stock had risen an impressive 250% in the two days following July 1. USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU) stock performance was -17.60% in last session and finished the day…

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Basic Material Active Stocks: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM)

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) has reached 500,000 b/d in production from the Brazilian presalt, a region that has already seen aggregate output of 343 million boe (OGJ Online, June 20, 2014). The company, which didn’t reach the same level of total production until 31 years after it launched, made its first discovery in the…

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Solar Stocks: SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY), Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE), Trina Solar (NYSE:TSL), Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ), LDK Solar (OTCMKTS:LDKSY)

Companies like Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors and SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY); or Opower, the venture-backed company providing information on energy use to utility customers; or Climate Corp., the weather tracking, big data company acquired by Monsanto for $1.1 billion all point to the value that can be created through clean technology investments. SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) stock performance…

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Market Movers: Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO)

Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) on June 12 published comments on its blog regarding to the 2014 Green Retail Decisions (GRD) Innovation Summit. According to the blog, the main theme of the event was sharing best practices and collaboration among suppliers and retailers. Companies in attendance ranged from Wal-Mart to Home Depot to Family Dollar. Plug…

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Top Losers: New Concept Energy (NYSEMKT:GBR), Erickson Inc (NASDAQ:EAC), CalAmp (NASDAQ:CAMP), NewLead Holdings (NASDAQ:NEWL), Corinthian Colleges Inc (NASDAQ:COCO)

New Concept Energy, Inc. (NYSEMKT:GBR) 15.4% LOWER; lower again after dropping about 30 percent over two days last week. The company said in a statement on June 25th that it wouldn’t comment on the unusual trading activity. New Concept Energy, Inc. (NYSEMKT:GBR) stock performance was -14.24% in last session and finished the day at $2.89….

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Tech Active Movers: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Sunedison Inc (NYSE:SUNE), Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)

According to rumors the next mid-range discrete GPU offering of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD, AMD message board) may hit the market as early as next month. AMD stock logged its fifth green day in a row on Wednesday, closing 0.7% up, having put 28 cents in this green run. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD)…

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