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.

Morning Watch List : Janus Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:JNS), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN), Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HASI), MTSI, MTL

Bond star Bill Gross so far has requested only one trader for his new gig at Janus Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:JNS), according to a report from mutual fund research firm Morningstar Inc. Janus Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE:JNS) belongs to Financial sector. Its net profit margin is 15.00% and weekly performance is -8.81%. On last trading…

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Hot Stocks : Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM), Linn Co, LLC (NASDAQ:LNCO), Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE:PKE), Alcatel Lucent SA (NYSE:ALU)

U.S. medical device maker Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) is likely to try to renegotiate the structure and terms of its $42.9 billion deal to buy Ireland’s Covidien Plc in response to new U.S. tax rules, according to people familiar with the situation. Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its net profit margin is 22.90% and…

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Trending Stocks : Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE:YGE), Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRCD), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), Abaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABAX), RSH

On Sep 22, Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE:YGE) announced that it supply modules with 24 megawatts of capacity for a solar farm in southern Honduras. Panel shipments for the utility-scale project will be completed in November, Baoding, China-based Yingli said today in a statement. Terms of the sale weren’t disclosed. Yingli Green Energy…

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Big Movers : IAMGOLD Corp. (NYSE:IAG), Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE:HL), CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), United Natural Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:UNFI)

Shares of IAMGOLD Corp (NYSE:IAG) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the fourteen ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, StockRatingsNetwork.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation and seven have assigned a hold recommendation to the company. IAMGOLD Corp. (NYSE:IAG) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its…

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Top News : JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Halcon Resources Corp. (NYSE:HK), Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (ADR) (NASDAQ:CRESY), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) lost a bid to block buyers of $10 billion worth of residential mortgage-backed securities it packaged in 2007 to proceed as a group with their lawsuit alleging the bank misled them. U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken in Manhattan today ruled that the claims of investors in nine separate offerings…

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Market Movers : China Finance Online (NASDAQ:JRJC), Linn Energy, LLC (NASDAQ:LINE), NuVasive, Inc. (NASDAQ:NUVA), Capital Southwest Corporation (NASDAQ:CSWC), Sequenom Inc. (NASDAQ:SQNM),

China Finance Online Co. (ADR) (NASDAQ:JRJC) announced that the Company will report its second quarter and first half 2014 ended June 30, 2014 unaudited financial results after market close on Monday, September 29, 2014. China Finance Online Co. (ADR) (NASDAQ:JRJC) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is -9.10% and weekly performance is 21.17%….

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