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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.

Stock in News: Emerald Oil, Inc. (NYSEMKT:EOX), Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), Flextronics International Ltd. (NASDAQ:FLEX), O’Reilly Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY), Dealertrack Technologies (NASDAQ:TRAK)

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Shares of Emerald Oil (NYSE:EOX) saw a large growth in short interest in November. As of November 28th, there was short interest totalling 15,410,459 shares, a growth of 1.4% from the November 14th total of 15,630,965 shares, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. Emerald Oil, Inc. (NYSEMKT:EOX) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is -0.90% and…

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Investors Are Eying: Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE:HL), Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR), United Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:UBCP), PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), Penns Woods Bancorp (NASDAQ:PWOD)

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Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) was upgraded by Zacks from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday. The firm currently has a $2.60 target price on the stock. Zacks‘s price target suggests a potential upside of 3.17% from the company’s current price. Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE:HL) belongs to…

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Top Wall Street Stories: Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV), Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ:SIAL), Sanofi SA (ADR) (NYSE:SNY), Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S)

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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC)’s Wealth, Brokerage and Retirement (WBR) division today announced the launch of Wells Fargo Investment Institute (WFII). WFII brings together the investment research, strategy, manager research and publications teams from WBR’s four lines of business to create a single group with a goal of providing world-class advice to the company’s financial…

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Stocks to Watch: The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM), Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT), Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA), Textura (NYSE:TXTR)

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Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG) is working with Goldman Sachs (GS.N) to explore the sale of its Wella hair care business that could be worth around $7 billion, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the world’s largest consumer products company streamlines its business. The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) belongs to Consumer Goods…

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Hot Stocks: Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PGNX), Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:PSMI), Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA), Silvercrest Mines Inc. (NYSEMKT:SVLC), Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST)

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Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PGNX) announced that data from the Phase 2 trial of its PSMA imaging agent candidate, 1404, will be presented at the upcoming Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting, taking place in Chicago from November 30 – December 5, 2014. Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PGNX) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin…

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Don’t Miss: The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Statoil ASA (NYSE:STO), Exterran Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:EXLP), Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX), Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR)

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On Nov 21, The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) said it agreed to add two directors proposed by hedge fund executive Daniel Loeb to its board, quieting the activist investor who recently renewed his attack on the chemical giant. The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 6.20% and…

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