03/01
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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.

Biotech Bearish Stocks: Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CNAT), Kindred Biosciences (NASDAQ:KIN), BIND Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BIND), Aratana Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PETX)

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Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CNAT) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in January. As of March 14th, there was short interest totalling 985,400 shares, a growth of 82.6% from the February 28th total of 539,790 shares, Analyst Ratings News reports. Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:CNAT) stock performance was -6.33% in last session and…

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Gilead Sciences GILD NASDAQ:GILD

Active runners at NASDAQ runners: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO)

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Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) was among the hardest hit during Friday’s tech-sector sell-off, closing at a two-month low. So far today, the social networking stock has explored both sides of breakeven, but was last seen fractionally higher at $56.77. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was 0.35% in last session and finished the day at $56.95. Traded…

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Gilead Sciences GILD NASDAQ:GILD

Technology Sector Active Runners: Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), Vodafone Group (NASDAQ:VOD)

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Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) is the world’s second largest software company in the multi-billion dollar software market with revenues in excess of $37 billion and a market capitalization of approximately $175 billion. The company is the global leader in developing database management software products and commands a 48% market share in the relational database market. Oracle…

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Basic Material Active Runners: Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras) (NYSE:PBR), Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU)

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Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), which reports Tuesday evening, kicks off the earnings season. The shorts, however, do not appear to be bracing for a bad report, with short interest down 34% since early February. Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) stock performance was -0.86% in last session and finished the day at $12.63. Traded volume was 16.41million shares in…

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NYSE Active Runners: Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)

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Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) recently announced that CaixaBank, Spain has chosen Nokia as its preferred smartphone provider for the employees. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) stock performance was -3.54% in last session and finished the day at $7.35. Traded volume was 38.80million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 21.44million…

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Mid Cap Active runners: SandRidge Energy (NYSE:SD), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR), Yamana Gold (NYSE:AUY)

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In November 2012, SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE:SD) cut its reserve predictions to the equivalent of 422,000 barrels per well from 456,000 barrels. Five months later, the estimate was cut again, to 369,000 barrels, company records show. SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE:SD) has since made a small adjustment upward to 380,000 barrels.  SandRidge Energy Inc. (NYSE:SD) stock…

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