Author: Kristen Barton

Kristen Barton is a managing director and co-director of investment research. Kristen is also a senior research analyst focusing on agriculture & biotech companies. Prior to joining Tech Insider in 2010, Barton worked in equity research at RBC Capital Markets in Minneapolis, MN and Edward Jones in St. Louis, Mo. She was recognized for her stock picking in the 2012 Wall Street Journal "Best on the Street" publication.
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Stocks to Watch: Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), BP plc (NYSE:BP), Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDVN), First Busey Corporation (NASDAQ:BUSE), Axiall Corporation (NYSE:AXLL)

On 7 AUG Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) said it is encouraging website developers to make their sites secure for visitors by using site encryption as one of the factors to determine search ranking. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) belongs to Technology sector. Its weekly performance is 0.48%. On last trading day company shares ended up $568.77. Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -0.32%. … Continue reading Stocks to Watch: Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), BP plc (NYSE:BP), Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDVN), First Busey Corporation (NASDAQ:BUSE), Axiall Corporation (NYSE:AXLL)

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Best Stocks : Exelon (NYSE:EXC), WSI Industries (NASDAQ:WSCI), BPS, TransGlobe Energy (NASDAQ:TGA), Audience (NASDAQ:ADNC)

Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) said that The Board of Directors of Exelon Corporation declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share on Exelon’s common stock. The dividend is payable on Sept. 10, 2014, to shareholders of record of Exelon as of 5:00 p.m. New York Time on Aug. 15, 2014. Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) belongs to Utilities sector. Its net profit margin is 7.00% and weekly … Continue reading Best Stocks : Exelon (NYSE:EXC), WSI Industries (NASDAQ:WSCI), BPS, TransGlobe Energy (NASDAQ:TGA), Audience (NASDAQ:ADNC)

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Why Need to Watch : Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ), Sonus Networks (NASDAQ:SONS), Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RCPI), OncoMed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:OMED), Lamar Advertising. (NASDAQ:LAMR)

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) has just expanded its HP Helion portfolio with the launch of a new, low-cost virtual private cloud offering. Called HP Helion Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Lean, the new infrastructure-as-a-service product touts enhanced workload performance and better service delivery at a significantly reduced cost compared to HP’s other cloud services. Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 4.90% … Continue reading Why Need to Watch : Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ), Sonus Networks (NASDAQ:SONS), Rock Creek Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RCPI), OncoMed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:OMED), Lamar Advertising. (NASDAQ:LAMR)

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Today’s Watch List : Citigroup (NYSE:C), The Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW), HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI), Sharps Compliance Corp. (NASDAQ:SMED), The Phoenix (NYSE:PNX)

Much to the delight of investors, Bank of America Corporation ( BAC ) has increased the quarterly common stock dividend from 1 cent per share to 5 cents. The new dividend will be paid on Sep 26 to shareholders of records as of Sep 5. This four-fold hike in dividend marks the first increase in quarterly common stock dividend by the Bank of America (BofA) … Continue reading Today’s Watch List : Citigroup (NYSE:C), The Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW), HomeTrust Bancshares (NASDAQ:HTBI), Sharps Compliance Corp. (NASDAQ:SMED), The Phoenix (NYSE:PNX)

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Stocks in Focus : Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX), UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH), Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFM), Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HPP), Hawkins Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN)

Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX), the worldwide leader in display driver ICs announced earnings for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2014 (2QFY14), before the market opened today. The company reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) $0.14, up 21.9% year-over-year (YoY), and in line with analysts’ estimates. It reported revenues of $196.4, which beat analysts’ estimates but were down 5.1% YoY. Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX) … Continue reading Stocks in Focus : Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX), UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH), Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFM), Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HPP), Hawkins Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN)

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Today’s Hot List : T-Mobile US (NYSE:TMUS), Frontier Communications (NASDAQ:FTR), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Global Eagle (NASDAQ:ENT), Simulations (NASDAQ:SLP)

Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S) abandoned its bid to buy T-Mobile US Inc (NYSE:TMUS), citing regulatory hurdles, and will appoint Marcelo Claure its new CEO. The shares of S are pointed nearly 18% lower ahead of the bell, and majority owner SoftBank dropped 3.5% in Japan. T-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSE:TMUS) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is -0.80% and weekly performance is 0.39%. On last … Continue reading Today’s Hot List : T-Mobile US (NYSE:TMUS), Frontier Communications (NASDAQ:FTR), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Global Eagle (NASDAQ:ENT), Simulations (NASDAQ:SLP)

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