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.

New Highs: Chimera Investment (NYSE:CIM), Rentech (NASDAQ:RTK), Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), SandRidge Energy (NYSE:SD)

Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE:CIM) on June 4 announced that its Board of Directors has declared a second quarter 2014 cash dividend of $0.09 per common share. This dividend is payable July 24, 2014, to common shareholders of record on June 30, 2014. The ex-dividend date is June 26, 2014.  Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE:CIM) stock performance…

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Consumer Goods Watch List: British American Tobacco PLC (ADR) (NYSEMKT:BTI), Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ENR), Vince Holding Corp (NYSE:VNCE), Anheuser Busch Inbev SA (ADR) (NYSE:BUD), Unilever N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:UN)

The Danish tobacco girant, House of Prince, which is owned by British American Tobacco PLC (ADR) (NYSEMKT:BTI), reported pre-tax profits of 1.2 billion kroner in 2013, representing an increase of 32 percent on its 2012 results. British American Tobacco PLC (ADR) (NYSEMKT:BTI) stock performance was 1.04% in last session and finished the day at $122.60….

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Small Cap New Highs: Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE:HPP), Midstates Petroleum Company (NYSE:MPO), Gentiva Health Services (NASDAQ:GTIV), Greenbrier (NYSE:GBX), Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG)

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HPP) on 16 June 2014 announced it has signed a new lease at its 901 Market Street property in San Francisco with NerdWallet, Inc., the fast-growing startup that helps consumers make smart financial decisions. Hudson Pacific Properties Inc (NYSE:HPP) stock performance was 1.72% in last session and finished the day at…

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NASDAQ Insider Selling: Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK), FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE)

Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) EVP Pankaj Patel unloaded 90,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.59, for a total value of $2,213,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 582,497 shares of…

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Healthcare Decliners: Aldeyra Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ALDX), Ignyta (NASDAQ:RXDX), Vital Therapies (NASDAQ:VTL), Actinium (NYSEMKT:ATNM), TrovaGene (NASDAQ:TROV)

Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ALDX) quiet period is set to expire on Wednesday, June 11th. Aldeyra Therapeutics had issued 1,500,000 shares in its IPO on May 2nd, AR Network reports. The total size of the offering was $12,000,000 based on an initial share price of $8.00. Aldeyra Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ALDX) stock performance was -7.08% in last…

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NASDAQ Insider Buying: Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC), CyrusOne (NASDAQ:CONE), National Penn Bancshares (NASDAQ:NPBC), Insys Therapeutics (NASDAQ:INSY), Bank Of The Ozarks (NASDAQ:OZRK)

Prospect Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:PSEC) CEO John F. Barry purchased 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $10.37 per share, for a total transaction of $1,037,000.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officeronline.wsj.comchief executive officer now directly owns 4,110,959…

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