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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.

Biotech Bullish Stocks: Applied Genetic Technologies (NASDAQ:AGTC), Alder Biopharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALDR), Concert Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CNCE), Recro Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:REPH), Relypsa (NASDAQ:RLYP)

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BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Applied Genetic Technologies Corp (NASDAQ:AGTC) from $21.00 to $34.00 in a research note issued on Monday. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. BMO Capital Markets’ target price points to a potential upside of 34.44% from the stock’s previous close. Applied Genetic…

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NASDAQ Insider Buying: Bazaarvoice Inc (NASDAQ:BV), Seattle Genetics (NASDAQ:SGEN), Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT), Career Education (NASDAQ:CECO), Acorn Energy (NASDAQ:ACFN)

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Bazaarvoice Inc (NYSE:BV) President Eugene Austin purchased 10,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction dated Monday, June 9th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $7.05 per share, with a total value of $70,500.00. Following the acquisition, the president now directly owns 260,000 shares in the company,…

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Accident & Health Insurance: AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL), Unum Group (NYSE:UNM), CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO), Assurant (NYSE:AIZ), ProAssurance (NYSE:PRA)

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Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) announced on 09 June 2014 that the June 5, 2014, presentation from Daniel A. Bellware, CPA, Senior Manager, Investor Relations, is now available for on-demand viewing at the following web address: http://retailinvestorconferences.com This presentation will be accessible for on-demand viewing for 90 days, and shareholder materials will be available for download for…

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MArket Movers: AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), T-Mobile US (NYSE:TMUS)

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Telecom giant AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) on Wednesday defended its proposed $48.5 billion acquisition of satellite television company DirecTV ( DTV ), saying that a combined company would be able to offer new and better service bundle as well as create a stronger competitor to large cable providers, resulting in overall net benefit to consumers. AT&T…

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Hot List: Hillshire Brands (NYSE:HSH), Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU), FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL), Hospira (NYSE:HSP)

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Tyson Foods reportedly won a bidding war to acquire Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) on Monday, paying $7.7 billion for the Chicago-based maker of Jimmy Dean sausage and other meat products. Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) stock performance was -0.15% in last session and finished the day at $61.97. Traded volume was 11.07million shares in the last…

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Hot Watch List: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU), American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL), eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)

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Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s resurgent stock may have as much to do with financial engineering as the company’s technological wizardry. In late April, the iPhone and iPad maker announced plans to split its stock for the first time in nine years. Since then, Apple’s stock has climbed 23 per cent, creating more than $100 billion in…

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