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.

Trending Tickers – Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Vale (NYSE:VALE), Packaging Corp Of America (NYSE:PKG) , Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST), XOMA (NASDAQ:XOMA)

Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX) is the largest gold mining company in the world by production, although it isn’t by market capitalization [that title is held by Goldcorp (NYSE:GG)]. One of the reasons for this is the company’s failure to generate shareholder value over the years despite a very strong gold market. If you had bought Barrick…

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Active Stocks – Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK), Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Alimera Sciences (NASDAQ:ALIM), Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (NASDAQ:PMBC), Trulia Inc (NYSE:TRLA)

Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) has been accused of skimming more than other companies, selling gas to itself, misreporting production data, and violating lease terms that explicitly prohibit the fees. Most of the company’s Pennsylvania operations are located in Bradford County. Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) stock performance was -3.66% in last session and finished the day at $26.82. Traded…

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Hot Watch List – Michael Kors (NYSE:KORS) , PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP), Orbit International (NASDAQ:ORBT), Pizza (NASDAQ:PZZI), Kyocera (NYSE:KYO)

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ:KORS)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by stock analysts at Citigroup Inc. in a report issued on Tuesday. They currently have a $98.00 price target on the stock, down from their previous price target of $107.00. Citigroup Inc.’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 20.84% from the company’s…

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Morning Buzz – FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL) , Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) , LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) , Consolidated Water (NASDAQ:CWCO)

FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL) on June 20 announced the development of a project to install a 1.4 megawatt (MW) fuel cell power plant to provide both electricity and usable high quality heat to the University of California, Irvine Medical Center. The power plant will generate about 30 percent of the facility power needs, while the…

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Top Stories – The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) , ON Semiconductor Corp (NASDAQ:ONNN) , Erie Indemnity Company (NASDAQ:ERIE) , Hutchinson Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ:HTCH)

Airbus and The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) climbed close to the $100 billion mark for plane deals at the Farnborough Air show on Wednesday, demonstrating demand for new passenger jets despite concerns raised by their already record full order books. The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) stock performance was -1.30% in last session and finished the day at…

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Trader’s Watch List – Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) , United Community Financial (NASDAQ:UCFC) , CVR Partners (NYSE:UAN), National Fuel Gas Co. (NYSE:NFG)

MasterCard Inc (NYSE:MA) will take its turn in the earnings limelight ahead of the open on Thursday, July 31. Option traders at the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX) appear to be positioning themselves for a well-received report. Specifically, the stock’s 10-day call/put volume ratio of 3.75…

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