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.

Micro-cap Volatile Stocks: Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners (NASDAQ:CPRX), MeetMe (NASDAQ:MEET), ParkerVision (NASDAQ:PRKR), PowerSecure International, Inc. (NYSE:POWR), China Recycling Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:CREG)

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRX) announced that the Company is set to join the Russell Microcap Index when Russell Investments reconstitutes its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indexes on June 27, according to a preliminary list of additions posted June 13 on www.russell.com/indexes. Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRX) stock performance was 0.82% in…

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Active stocks at Nasdaq: Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM), Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) recently said that its business in China declined 8% in the quarter that ended April 26. Additionally, the Chinese government recently decided not to use Microsoft Corporation’s Windows 8 operating system for its computers. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) stock performance was 0.77% in last session and finished the day at $24.72….

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Top Losers: StemCells (NASDAQ:STEM), CytRx (NASDAQ:CYTR), Neonode (NASDAQ:NEON), Halcon Resources (NYSE:HK), Yamana Gold (NYSE:AUY)

Research analysts at Maxim Group lifted their price target on shares of Stemcells Inc (NASDAQ:STEM) from $2.50 to $5.00 in a report released on Friday. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Maxim Group’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 155.10% from the company’s current price. StemCells Inc (NASDAQ:STEM) stock performance…

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Stock Highlights: Acorn International (NYSE:ATV), Sino-Global Shipping America (NASDAQ:SINO), Promotora de Informaciones (NYSE:PRIS), Command Security (NYSEMKT:MOC), 51job (NASDAQ:JOBS)

Acorn International, Inc. (ADR) (NYSE:ATV) (“Acorn” or the “Company”), a media and branding company in China engaged in developing, promoting and selling products through extensive direct and distribution networks, on 27 May 2014 announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. Net revenues were $28.3 million, a decrease of 45.3%…

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New Highs at Consumer Goods; UFP Technologies (NASDAQ:UFPT), Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA), Universal Electronics (NASDAQ:UEIC), Mobile Mini (NASDAQ:MINI), Spectrum Brands (NYSE:SPB)

UFP Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:UFPT) CEO R Jeffrey Bailly unloaded 13,524 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction dated Monday, June 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.04, for a total transaction of $338,640.96. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 637,679 shares of…

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NASDAQ New Lows: Hardinge (NASDAQ:HDNG), Trans World Entertainment (NASDAQ:TWMC), AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI), SCYNEXIS (NASDAQ:SCYX), FreeSeas (NASDAQ:FREE)

On May 6, 2014, Hardinge Inc. (NASDAQ:HDNG) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The total number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting was 11,614,916, representing approximately 92.28% of the 12,586,352 shares outstanding and entitled to…

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