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.

Big Movers : Alcoa (NYSE:AA), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS), The Valspar Corporation (NYSE:VAL), PICO Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PICO)

The Board of Directors of Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) declared (a) a quarterly common stock dividend of 3 cents per share payable August 25, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 8, 2014 and (b) a quarterly dividend of 93.75 cents per share on Alcoa’s $3.75 cumulative preferred stock payable October…

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Moving Stocks : Regions Financial (NYSE:RF), Lennar (NYSE:LEN), FX Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:FXEN), K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTWO), Midsouth Bancorp Inc. (NYSE:MSL)

Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) core banking subsidiary, Regions Bank, now stands listed among the 24 Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (‘DUS’) lenders. The company also acquired a DUS servicing portfolio of around $1 billion. The terms and conditions of the agreement were not disclosed. Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF)’s stock on 30 July traded at…

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Watch List: Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE:GG),GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE:GSK),Eagle Bancorp, Matson

Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE:GG) Cerro Negro mine in Argentina’s Santa Cruz province has achieved first gold production. The gold mine poured the first gold on schedule and within the company’s capital cost guidance range. It is one of Goldcorp’s significant development projects. The initial dore bar weighing roughly 100 kilograms was produced at the high-grade mine…

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News Buzz : Hercules Offshore (NASDAQ:HERO), Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD), Vicon Industries Inc. (NYSEMKT:VII), Support.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPRT)

On July 23, 2014, Hercules Offshore, Inc. (NASDAQ:HERO) announced that it has published the July Fleet Status Report (“the Report”).  The Report includes the Hercules Offshore Rig Fleet Status (as of July 23, 2014), which contains detailed contract information for each of the Company’s drilling rigs.  The Report also includes the Hercules Offshore Liftboat Fleet…

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Worth Watching Stocks : RF Micro Devices (NASDAQ:RFMD), Celgene (NASDAQ:CELG), RigNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:RNET), AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS), Power Integrations Inc. (NASDAQ:POWI)

RF Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:RFMD) has been on the move lately as the stock has risen by 18.7% in the past four weeks, and it is currently trading well above its 20-Day SMA. While there can be no telling for sure, it is certainly encouraging that earnings estimates have risen in the past few weeks on…

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Nasdaq Losers: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ:INFA), Silicon Laboratories (NASDAQ:SLAB), DragonWave, Inc.(USA) (NASDAQ:DRWI), Integrated Device Technology Inc (NASDAQ:IDTI)

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) recently asked the Federal Aviation Administration for permission to use drones as part of plans to deliver packages to customers in 30 minutes or less. The FAA allows hobbyists and model aircraft makers to fly drones, but commercial use is mostly banned. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock performance was -9.65% in last session…

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