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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.

Small Cap Losers: Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB), Mellanox Technologies (NASDAQ:MLNX), Media General (NYSE:MEG), China Ming Yang Wind (NYSE:MY)

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Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB) read length capabilities and accuracy make its systems well-suited for very demanding applications. High-end sequencing company Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB) still has much left to prove. The company has done a good job of improving system performance and reliability, but the 800lb gorilla in the sequencing space, Illumina (ILMN),…

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Small Cap Gainers: STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA), Retrophin (NASDAQ:RTRX), TASER International (NASDAQ:TASR)

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William Blair upgraded shares of STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a research report released on Monday morning, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA) stock performance was 5.97% in last session and finished the day at $18.64. Traded volume was 834.5K shares in the last session and…

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Worth watching Stocks: Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), AK Steel Holding (NYSE:AKS), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA)

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Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the eighteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI)…

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NYSE Active Stocks: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)

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The largest of them, oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) was down 0.93% to BRL13.81, after gaining 14.5% in the five-session period ended Monday. Another state-owned corporation, power supplier Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, or Eletrobras, was down 1.52% to BRL5.83. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) stock performance was 1.67% in last session…

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NYSE most active: Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR)

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Atlantic Equities downgrades shares of Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) from Overweight to Neutral and lowered the price target from $20 to $18.50 Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) stock performance was -1.08% in last session and finished the day at $17.37. Traded volume was 118,100,416 million shares in the last session and the average volume of…

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Independent Oil & Gas Stocks: Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK), Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO), Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE:COG), Dejour Energy (NYSEMKT:DEJ)

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Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) guidance for 2014 was seen as relatively lackluster, with overall production poised to grow by just 2% to 4% year-over-year. However, the company’s natural gas liquids (NGL) targets proved to be a bright spot, with volumes slated to rise by as much as 45% year-over-year. Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) stock performance…

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