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 Most Volatile Stocks: Amicus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:FOLD), Synthetic Biologics Inc (NYSEMKT:SYN), IsoRay (NYSEMKT:ISR), Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT)

According to a report by Reuters on Wednesday, New Jersey-based Amicus Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:FOLD) announced that in a 24-month trial, its new drug migalastat was effective at reducing abnormal fat accumulation in kidney cells compared with placebo. The drug is being considered alone and in combination therapy for treating Fabry disease, a congenital disorder that…

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Tech Runners: EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Network gear company Cisco Systems Inc., cloud computing firm EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) and virtualization giant VMware are closing ranks to offer for the first time a combined channel program that speaks with “one voice” around their VCE converged infrastructure offerings. EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) stock performance was 0.32% in last session and finished the day at…

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Stocks to Watch: Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Visa Inc (NYSE:V), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

Chinese video sites, including Baidu Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU)’s IQiyi, have been aggressively buying copyrights to licensed content to win advertisers and paying members as China’s 618 million Web users search for entertainment. Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) stock performance was 1.98% in last session and finished the day at $162.91. Traded volume was 9.47million shares in…

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Gold Stocks To Watch: Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC), Eldorado Gold (NYSE:EGO), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE:FCX)

HSBC has modified their ratings on a number of other stocks in the few days. The firm lowered its price target on shares of Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:KGC) from $6.40 to $5.70. Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:KGC) stock performance was 2.20% in last session and finished the day at $4.18. Traded volume was 5.55million…

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Basic Material Insider Buying: Molycorp Inc (NYSE:MCP), LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB), CAMAC Energy Inc (NYSEMKT:CAK), Oiltanking Partners (NYSE:OILT)

Molycorp Inc (NYSE:MCP) major shareholder Y Metales S.A. Molibdenos buy 14,650,000 shares from the open market in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.00 per share, with a total value of $73,250,000.00. Molycorp Inc (NYSE:MCP) stock performance was -1.60% in last session and finished…

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Basic Material Insider Selling: Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO), Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE:KOS), Solazyme Inc (NASDAQ:SZYM), PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG)

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) EVP Brett Lund unloaded 4,717 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.81, for a total value of $3,820.77. Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) stock performance was 5.50% in last session and finished the day at…

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