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.

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

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)

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)

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)

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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Bearish Stocks At Services Sector: Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), The Wet Seal (NASDAQ:WTSL), dELiA*s (NASDAQ:DLIA)

Notable decliner Monday was Internet radio company Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE:P), which fell almost 8% to $31.39 a share. The music publication Billboard reported that Apple is considering launching an iTunes app that would work with Google’s Android-based mobile devices. Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P) stock performance was -7.70% in last session and finished the day…

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Basic Material Active Stocks: Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), North American Palladium (NYSEMKT:PAL), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX)

Shares of Alcoa (NYSE:AA) saw some unusual options trading activity on Monday. Investors purchased 35,778 call options on the company, AR Network reports. This is an increase of approximately 129% compared to the typical volume of 15,651 call options. Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) stock finished the day at $12.01. Traded volume was 28,890,184 million shares in…

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