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.

Stocks In News; Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Weibo (NASDAQ:WB), Linn Energy LLC (NASDAQ:LINE), International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM), Trina Solar (NYSE:TSL)

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) announced that it will purchase smartphone-messaging app company WhatsApp Inc. for $19 billion in cash and stock. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was -1.09% in last session and finished the day at $62.50. Traded volume was 42.44million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 66.19million shares….

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Market Movers: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM), TriQuint Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TQNT), Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ:AMCC)

Electric-car company Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) might be able to stay plugged in in New Jersey. The Assembly’s consumer affairs committee on Thursday unanimously advanced a bill that would allow electric car manufacturers to sell vehicles directly to residents. The companies would be required to operate maintenance facilities in the state. Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)…

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Watch List: Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS), Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (USA) (NYSEMKT:MCZ), TransAct Technologies Incorporated (NASDAQ:TACT), Identiv Inc (NASDAQ:INVE), Qumu Corp (NASDAQ:QUMU)

Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) announced that it will hold its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) on Thursday, July 10, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. U.S. Central Time, at the Stratasys NASH Building, 9600 West 76th Street, Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The record date for shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting is Tuesday, June 10,…

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Notable Stocks: IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP), GigOptix Inc (NYSEMKT:GIG), Mattson Technology (NASDAQ:MTSN), Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO), Siliconware Precision Industries (NASDAQ:SPIL)

IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP) revealed in its quarterly report on 06 May 2014 that a decrease in income and other taxes payable of $0.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to a decrease of $40.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013; and an increase in cash provided by…

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Watch List: Rentech Nitrogen Partners (NYSE:RNF), KEYW Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:KEYW), American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD), Digital River (NASDAQ:DRIV), Ethan Allen Interiors (NYSE:ETH)

Imperial Capital decreased their price target on shares of Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP (NYSE:RNF) from $24.00 to $20.00 in a research note issued on Thursday. Imperial Capital’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 18.34% from the stock’s previous close. Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP (NYSE:RNF) stock performance was -2.16% in last session and finished…

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Micro-cap Losers: Overland Storage (NASDAQ:OVRL), Zhone Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:ZHNE), Prana Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PRAN), Progenics Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PGNX), Mecox Lane (NASDAQ:MCOX)

Overland Storage Inc (NASDAQ:OVRL) currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). Overland Storage Inc (NASDAQ:OVRL) stock performance was -5.12% in last session and finished the day at $3.52. Traded volume was 151,195.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 71.69K shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.15. Overland…

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