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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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Application Software: Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM), FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE)

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Shares of Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN) were the target of some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Investors acquired 20,746 call options on the stock, AnalystRatings.Net reports. This is an increase of approximately 575% compared to the average volume of 3,075 call options. Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) stock performance was 6.69% in last session and finished…

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Major Airlines: Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL), United Continental Holdings (NYSE:UAL), The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA)

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Thirteen of the flights, which included Alaska Airlines and Delta Airlines Inc. (NYSE:DAL) planes, were diverted to Fairbanks International Airport to wait out the storm. Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE:DAL) stock performance was 1.61% in last session and finished the day at $34.12. Traded volume was 11.88million shares in the last session and the average…

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Gold Most Active: Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX), Allied Nevada Gold (NYSEMKT:ANV), Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC)

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The ministry said that gold production declined 5.8% in January to 11.089 kilograms due to lower output from Minera Yanacocha, which is majority owned by Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) and operations owned by Barrick Gold. Newmont Mining Corp (NYSE:NEM) stock performance was 2.75% in last session and finished the day at $26.18. Traded volume was…

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Chip Stocks In News: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU)

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Analysts at Ascendiant Capital Markets assumed coverage on shares ofAdvanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD) in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm set a “buy” rating and a $5.00 price target on the stock. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) stock performance was -1.28% in last session and finished the…

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Services Sector Top Losers: E Commerce China Dangdang (NYSE:DANG), ModusLink Global Solutions (NASDAQ:MLNK), Renren Inc. (NYSE:RENN), Carriage Services (NYSE:CSV)

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E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. (NYSE:DANG), a leading business-to-consumer e-commerce company in China, today announced that Mr. Jun Zou, the chief financial officer of the Company, has tendered his resignation for personal reasons. His resignation will be effective on April 10, 2014. E Commerce China Dangdang Inc. (ADR) (NYSE:DANG) stock performance was -5.79% in last session…

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Momentum Stocks: Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), ARM Holdings plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:ARMH), Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE)

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Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) has launched the X-family range of phones to capitalize on the growing affordable smart phone segment, a top company official said. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) stock performance was -0.77% in last session and finished the day at $7.75. Traded volume was 13,877,771 million shares in the last session and the average…

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