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.

Basic Material Losers: Petrobras Argentina (NYSE:PZE), DRDGOLD Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:DRD), BioFuel Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:BIOF), Silver Standard Resources Inc. (USA) (NASDAQ:SSRI), Abraxas Petroleum Corp. (NASDAQ:AXAS)

DRDGOLD Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:DRD), produced and sold less gold in the quarter to March after experiencing metallurgical problems at its new floatation and fine grind circuit. DRDGold’s output dropped 14 percent quarter on quarter to 30 126 ounces, it said in a statement on May 14th, 2014. DRDGOLD Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:DRD) dropped -9.87% to $2.75…

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Electronic Equipment: Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Harman International Industries Inc./DE/ (NYSE:HAR), Skullcandy Inc (NASDAQ:SKUL)

Sony Corp (ADR) (NYSE:SNE) plunged 6.1% in Tokyo as the electronics company unexpectedly forecast an annual loss. Shimao Property Holdings Ltd fell 3.2%, pacing a retreat among mainland developers that rallied on Wednesday on optimism the government will support the property market. Tencent Holdings Ltd, Asia’s largest Internet company, surged 5.8% after it posted quarterly…

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Volatile Movements: Gold Resource Corporation (NYSEMKT:GORO), Vringo, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRNG), GT Advanced Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:GTAT), Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG)

Gold Resource Corporation (NYSEMKT:GORO) will continue to cut its operating costs in efforts to foster more financial savings. The company reported that it achieved significant cost savings in the latest quarter during which it also increased production amid weak prices and demand for gold.Furthermore, the CEO Jason Raid said that he intends to challenge his…

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Stocks To Watch; BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Owens & Minor (NYSE:OMI), Henry Schein (NASDAQ:HSIC), Expedia Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE), Viad Corp (NYSE:VVI)

BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) launched a low-cost touchscreen device in Jakarta, the Z3, as the embattled smartphone maker looks to revive sales in emerging markets like Indonesia where its once-fervent following has shrivelled. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) stock performance was 2.06% in last session and finished the day at $7.44. Traded volume was 5.25million shares in the…

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Consumer Services: NutriSystem Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRI), Student Transportation (NASDAQ:STB), Intersections (NASDAQ:INTX), Spark Networks Inc (NYSEMKT:LOV)

Nutrisystem (NASDAQ:NTRI) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the nine ratings firms that are covering the stock, StockRatingsNetwork.com reports. NutriSystem Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRI) stock performance was 0.78% in last session and finished the day at $ 16.17. Traded volume was 687,376 shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock…

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Conumer Goods Touched New Highs: General Mills (NYSE:GIS), Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE:TAP), Tata Motors (NYSE:TTM), Visteon Corp (NYSE:VC)

General Mills (NYSE:GIS) stock had its “neutral” rating reiterated byZacks in a note issued to investors on Friday, Analyst Ratings NETreports. They currently have a $55.00 target price on the stock. Zacks‘s target price would indicate a potential upside of 3.44% from the company’s current price. General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) stock performance was 0.24% in…

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