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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.

Basic Material Unusual Volume: James River Coal (NASDAQ:JRCC), Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSEMKT:UEC), Seabridge Gold (NYSE:SA), Mace Security International (OTCMKTS:MACE)

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James River Coal Company (NASDAQ:JRCC), a mine operator in Logan and Mingo Counties, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of its effort to turn around its business. James River Coal Company (NASDAQ:JRCC) stock performance was -63.08% in last session and finished the day at $0.264. Traded volume was 12.86million shares in the…

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Social Stocks To Watch: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), Baidu Inc (NASDAQ:BIDU)

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When Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) revealed it plans to acquire Oculus VR, Oculus’ Kickstarter funders were furious, for obvious reasons. Now another company which is trying to raise money through the crowd-funding site promises to give back any funds they raise of the social network buys their company for $2 billion. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance…

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Active Stocks At NYSE: Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)

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According to the Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), the central bank has bought $5 billion (including maturity of FX swaps with oil companies) since mid-March. India’s import cover, at 7.5-8 months, is well below the 10 months needed for INR stability which would justify further accumulation of reserves. Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) stock performance…

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Biotech Bearish Stocks: Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CNAT), Kindred Biosciences (NASDAQ:KIN), BIND Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BIND), Aratana Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PETX)

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Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CNAT) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in January. As of March 14th, there was short interest totalling 985,400 shares, a growth of 82.6% from the February 28th total of 539,790 shares, Analyst Ratings News reports. Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CNAT) stock performance was -6.33% in last session and…

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Gilead Sciences GILD NASDAQ:GILD

Active runners at NASDAQ runners: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO)

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Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) was among the hardest hit during Friday’s tech-sector sell-off, closing at a two-month low. So far today, the social networking stock has explored both sides of breakeven, but was last seen fractionally higher at $56.77. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was 0.35% in last session and finished the day at $56.95. Traded…

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Gilead Sciences GILD NASDAQ:GILD

Technology Sector Active Runners: Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), Vodafone Group (NASDAQ:VOD)

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Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) is the world’s second largest software company in the multi-billion dollar software market with revenues in excess of $37 billion and a market capitalization of approximately $175 billion. The company is the global leader in developing database management software products and commands a 48% market share in the relational database market. Oracle…

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