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.

Top Losers: Gigamon (NYSE:GIMO), NewLead Holdings (NASDAQ:NEWL), Molycorp (NYSE:MCP), Viggle Inc (NASDAQ:VGGL)

Gigamon Inc (NASDAQ:GIMO) was downgraded by investment analysts at Davidson to a “neutral” rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday. Gigamon Inc (NYSE:GIMO) stock performance was -32.40% in last session and finished the day at $12.29. Traded volume was 8.40million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained…

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Stocks In News: Demand Media Inc (NYSE:DMD), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Spark Networks Inc (NYSEMKT:LOV)

On June 12, 2014, Demand Media, Inc. (NYSE:DMD) held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, 84,630,271 shares were represented in person or by proxy, constituting approximately 93% of the Company’s outstanding shares as of April 21, 2014, the record date for the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting,…

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Solar Stocks: Trina Solar (NYSE:TSL), Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE), Daqo New Energy (NYSE:DQ), China Sunergy (NASDAQ:CSUN), Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR) (OTCMKTS:STPFQ)

Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL) on June 27 announced its chairman and chief executive officer, Mr. Jifan Gao, has been elected as the first president of the newly-established China Photovoltaic Industry Association (“CPIA”) during its inaugural founding ceremony and member congress held in Beijing on June 27, 2014, for a term of 5 years. Trina…

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Hot Watch List: Xerox Corp (NYSE:XRX), International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), Baidu Inc (NASDAQ:BIDU), SouFun Holdings (NYSE:SFUN)

Morgan Stanley initiated coverage on shares of Xerox Corp (NYSE:XRX) in a research note released on Monday morning. The firm issued an overweight rating and a $15.00 target price on the stock. Xerox Corp (NYSE:XRX) stock performance was -0.08% in last session and finished the day at $12.20. Traded volume was 14.51million shares in the…

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Top Gainers: Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT), Everyware Global (NASDAQ:EVRY), China Information Technology (NASDAQ:CNIT), LookSmart (NASDAQ:LOOK)

Camtek LTD. (NASDAQ:CAMT) announced Monday morning that it has already received early orders for Eagle product line from leading semiconductor device manufacturers. Camtek LTD. (NASDAQ:CAMT) stock performance was 56.87% in last session and finished the day at $5.02. Traded volume was 20.89million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained…

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Basic Material Active Movers: Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR), Weatherford International (NYSE:WFT), Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU), Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM)

Block trades serve as a useful indicator for investors trying to understand the sentiment of large financial institutions. A total of 64 block trades were executed today, typically at least 10,000 shares or more represent a single block unit. Further analysis into the trading activity reveals that 581,944 shares were bought and 448,283 shares were…

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