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.

Moving Stocks: Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU), CenterState Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSFL), Highpower International, Inc. (NASDAQ:HPJ), Ensco plc (NYSE:ESV)

Geron Corp (NASDAQ:GERN) reported Q3 EPS of ($0.06), in-line with the analyst estimate of ($0.06). Revenue for the quarter came in at $160 thousand versus the consensus estimate of $240 thousand. The company also announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has removed the full clinical hold on Geron’s investigational new drug (IND)…

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Stock Highlights: ImmunoGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMGN), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN), Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (NASDAQ:OVBC), SMTP, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMTP), Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (NYSE:GOL)

On Oct. 28, Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement with ImmunoGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMGN) to collaborate on the development of biomarker assays and a companion diagnostic immunohistochemistry (IHC) test for one or more of ImmunoGen’s product candidates. ImmunoGen, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMGN) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is 5.83%. On last…

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Today’s Watch List: Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU), AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV), Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE:SEE), Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR), Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ:WYNN)

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) and Wave Systems Corp., are expanding their collaboration to include Lenovo and American Megatrends Inc. in developing advanced enterprise-class security offerings to address the escalating concerns of governments and multinational businesses. Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) in last trading activity decreased -1.01% to close at $32.28. Company weekly performance is 5.59% while…

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Top Wall Street Stories: TIM Participacoes S.A. (NYSE:TSU), DD, Insignia Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:ISIG), World Energy Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:XWES), Union Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNB)

Shares of TIM Participacoes SA (NYSE:TSU) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,937,939 shares, a growth of 334.0% from the September 15th total of 676,921 shares, Stock Ratings News reports. Based on an average daily volume of 1,738,630 shares, the…

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Morning Alert : Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:MACK), Campus Crest Communities, Inc. (NYSE:CCG), Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WOR), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:MACK) SVP Edward J. Stewart unloaded 3,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.05, for a total transaction of $27,150.00. Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:MACK) shares moved up 2.07% in last trading session…

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Stock Highlights : Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M), JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU), Tornier N.V. (NASDAQ:TRNX), Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM), American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR)

Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M) will open its first namesake location outside the U.S. in 2018, a four-level store slated to anchor a new shopping center in the United Arab Emirates. Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 5.40% and weekly performance is -1.90%. On last trading day company shares ended up…

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