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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.

Notable Stocks In News: IFM Investments (NYSE:CTC), Maui Land & Pineapple (NYSE:MLP), Consolidated-Tomoka Land (NYSEMKT:CTO), Farmland Partners (NYSEMKT:FPI)

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IFM Investments Limited (ADR) (NYSE:CTC), a leading comprehensive real estate services provider and the exclusive franchisor for the CENTURY 21® brand in China, announced that it has received the Shanghai Real Estate Brokerage Industry Association’s “Golden Bridge Award” for the tenth consecutive year. IFM Investments Limited (ADR) (NYSE:CTC) stock performance was with no change in…

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Nano-cap most volatile: Body Central (NASDAQ:BODY), InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IFON), Hyperdynamics Corporation (NYSE:HDY), Good Times Restaurants (NASDAQ:GTIM)

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Body Central Corp (NASDAQ:BODY) jumped 11.50% following the company’s announcement that it has retained Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. as its financial advisor and/or placement agent to provide financial advisory and investment banking services and to assist the Company in analyzing and considering a wide range of financing, transactional and strategic alternatives. Body Central Corp (NASDAQ:BODY)…

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Bullish Stocks At NASDAQ: Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH), Flamel Technologies (NASDAQ:FLML), Prosensa Holding (NASDAQ:RNA), Alliance Fiber Optic Products (NASDAQ:AFOP)

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Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH), a Minneapolis hematology specialist also known as Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH), shot past expectations with revenue of $95.6 million, well above the expected $92.5 million, and adjusted earnings per share of 94 cents, which was 5 cents above expectations. Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) stock performance was 8.30% in last session and finished the day…

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Healthcare Losers: Cytokinetics (NASDAQ:CYTK), Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ:PCYC), Organovo Holdings Inc (NYSEMKT:ONVO)

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Cytokinetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYTK) announced disappointing top-line results from its BENEFIT-ALS midstage study involving tirasemtiv. Tirasemtiv did not meet its primary efficacy endpoint of delivering a mean change from baseline in the ALS functional rating scale. Cytokinetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYTK) stock performance was -64.67% in last session and finished the day at $4.59. Traded volume was 17.26million…

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Notable Gainers: Navigator Holdings (NYSE:NVGS), Elizabeth Arden (NASDAQ:RDEN), Unilife Corp (NASDAQ:UNIS), X T L Biopharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:XTLB)

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Navigator Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NVGS) has exercised options to build three 35,000 cu m LPG carriers at a price tag of $78.4m each at China’s Jiangnan Shipyard. The three newbuildings are on top of one sister vessel already under construction at the Chinese yard. Navigator Holdings Ltd (NYSE:NVGS) stock performance was 11.82% in last session and…

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Consumer Goods Insider Buying: Bassett Furniture Industries (NASDAQ:BSET), Navistar International Corp (NYSE:NAV), Brown Shoe Company (NYSE:BWS), Flexsteel Industries (NASDAQ:FLXS)

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Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:BSET) CEO Robert Spilman, Jr. bought 1,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on 2014, April 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $13.79 per share, with a total value of $13,790.00. Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:BSET) stock performance was…

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