03/02
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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.

Trader’s Watch List: JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM), Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AEGR), Shanda Games (NASDAQ:GAME), India Fund, Inc. (NYSE:IFN), Hawkins Inc. (NASDAQ:HWKN)

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) has reached a $650,000 settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (: CFTC) to resolve the claims of filing falsified reports on the trading positions of some of its large traders. This settlement clears the bank of the charges made by the U.S. futures and option markets regulator. JPMorgan Chase…

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Whats Hot Today: Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK), Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX), IF Bancorp (NASDAQ:IROQ), Gigamon Inc. (NYSE:GIMO), Highway (NASDAQ:HIHO)

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Just as The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK) was preparing a notice to holders of Argentinian government bonds that the country was, effectively, in default, the issuer’s own officials denied that scenario and demanded justice for U.S. creditors in the International Court of Justice. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK)’s stock…

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Fast Moving Stocks : Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM), Nortel Inversora (NYSE:NTL), Poage Bankshares (NASDAQ:PBSK), ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML), Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR)

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Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), which helps companies deliver internet content, reported a 26 percent rise in quarterly revenue, falling short of investor hopes that it would exceed its own forecast due to heavy World Cup traffic. Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM)’s stock on 30 July traded at beginning with a price of $59.55and when day-trade ended…

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Morning Alert : Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM), BlackRock (NYSE:BLK), Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NYSE:NM), Fresh Del Monte Produce. (NYSE:FDP)

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International credit and debit card company Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) said on Wednesday that a new wave of U.S. economic sanctions is not affecting its work in Russia and does not force it to stop serving Russian clients. Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)’s stock on 30 July traded at beginning with a price of $213.49and when day-trade ended…

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Moving Stocks : eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU), CIRCOR International, Inc. (NYSE:CIR), Silver Standard Resources Inc. (NASDAQ:SSRI), Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDRX)

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eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) plans to experiment with selling auto mechanics’ services alongside car parts, said Devin Wenig, president of the marketplaces business, in an expansion of the e-commerce company’s offerings. “eBay will start a small test this fall in a couple of U.S. cities” for providing mechanics’ services, Wenig said in an interview Monday at…

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Tech Losers: Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ:MXIM), Informatica (NASDAQ:INFA), Synaptics (NASDAQ:SYNA), Gigamon Inc (NYSE:GIMO), Diodes Incorporated (NASDAQ:DIOD)

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Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ:MXIM)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating restated by stock analysts at Nomura in a report issued on Friday. They currently have a $28.00 price target on the stock, down from their previous price target of $31.00. Nomura’s price target points to a potential downside of 4.70% from the company’s current price. Maxim…

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