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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.

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Hot Biotech Watch List: InterMune Inc (NASDAQ:ITMN), Merrimack Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:MACK), China Biologic Products (NASDAQ:CBPO), VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA)

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InterMune, Inc. (NASDAQ:ITMN) on 27 May 2014 announced that it has resubmitted its pirfenidone New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to a Complete Response Letter (CRL) received in May 2010. Pirfenidone is being developed for the treatment of adult patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). InterMune Inc…

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Gainers to Watch: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), 58.com Inc (ADR) (NYSE:WUBA), China Mobile Games & Entnmnt (NASDAQ:CMGE), ParkerVision (NASDAQ:PRKR), Imperva (NYSE:IMPV)

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Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) had been in talks about a possible purchase of the stake in Renesas SP Driver in what was seen as a potential move to shore up its global supply chain, but the sources said those talks failed to make progress and Renesas had narrowed its consideration to Synaptics. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock…

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Consumer Goods Active Movers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), General Motors (NYSE:GM), The Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO), Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ)

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Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) supplier Foxconn Technology Group will buy a stake in Taiwanese mobile telecoms operator Asia Pacific Telecom for T$11.6 billion ($390 million) in a deal that would expand its presence in Taiwan’s fledgling 4G telecoms market. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was 1.13% in last session and finished the day at $614.13. Traded…

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Notable Movers: ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISIS), PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT), Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OREX), CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR), ZIOPHARM Oncology (NASDAQ:ZIOP)

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ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISIS) presented results from a global, multi-center, open-label, comparator-controlled phase II study in patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery or total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Two doses of ISIS-FXIRx (200mg, 300mg) were compared to Sanofi’s Lovenox (enoxaparin). ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISIS) stock performance was 11.26% in last session and finished the day at…

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Watch list: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Cosi Inc (NASDAQ:COSI), EDAP TMS (NASDAQ:EDAP), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM)

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Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has announced the Australian pricing for its Model S range ahead of its official release date. $95,000 buys you a stock 60kWh Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) Model S, which normally costs just over $US81,000 in North America (the additional charge comes from GST, the Luxury Car Tax and Stamp Duty). Tesla…

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NYSE Bullish Stocks: Tronox Ltd (NYSE:TROX), JinkoSolar Holding (NYSE:JKS), Boardwalk Pipeline Partners (NYSE:BWP), Tiffany & Co. (NYSE:TIF), PHH Corporation (NYSE:PHH)

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DuPont Co. (DD) is considering alternatives to a planned spinoff of its performance chemicals unit, which may pave the way for a deal with Tronox Ltd (NYSE:TROX). The CFO’s comments increase the chances that Dupont will enter into a Reverse Morris Trust with Tronox, combining the companies’ titanium-dioxide assets, Hassan Ahmed, a New York-based analyst…

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