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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.

Stocks to Watch: Arch Coal Inc (NYSE:ACI), Clovis Oncology (NASDAQ:CLVS), 8×8 (NASDAQ:EGHT), Pier 1 Imports (NYSE:PIR), Jive Software Inc (NASDAQ:JIVE)

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Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE:ACI) need to fix it all to protect shareholder value and its falling share prices. The Company won top Colorado awards during last month for its environmental friendly measures as well as workplace safety. However, the recent Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to reduce carbon emission by cutting coal use and recent accusations…

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Basic Material Gainers: Senomyx Inc. (NASDAQ:SNMX), NovaGold Resources Inc. (USA) (NYSEMKT:NG), Rare Element Resources Ltd (NYSEMKT:REE), Molycorp Inc (NYSE:MCP)

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Senomyx, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNMX), a leading company using proprietary taste science technologies to discover, develop and commercialize novel flavor ingredients for the food, beverage and flavor industries, announced on 29 May 2014 the appointment of Catherine C. Lee to the position of Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Ms. Lee has more than 15 years…

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Investor’s Alert: Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU), Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)

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Micron Technology, Inc (NYSE:MU) Director Robert L. Bailey sold 2,000 shares of the company stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.50, for a total transaction of $57,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns…

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Consumer goods Active stocks: Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE:ZQK), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ), PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP)

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Quiksilver, Inc (NYSE:ZQK) was downgraded by analysts at Stifel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday. ZQK has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports. Analysts at Zacks downgraded shares of the company from a “neutral” rating to an…

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Basic Material New Highs: PolyOne Corporation (NYSE:POL), Superior Energy Services (NYSE:SPN), Enbridge Energy Partners (NYSE:EEP), U.S. Silica (NYSE:SLCA), Eastman Chemical Company

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PolyOne Corp. (NYSE:POL) Director Kerry J. Preete purchased 3,745 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction dated Monday, June 2nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $40.06 per share, with a total value of $150,024.70. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 3,745 shares…

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Tech Volatile Stocks: Sky-mobi Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:MOBI), Gogo Inc (NASDAQ:GOGO), LiveDeal Inc (NASDAQ:LIVE), SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY), Gigamon Inc (NYSE:GIMO)

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Chinese mobile app store Sky-mobi Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:MOBI) has announced its unaudited 2014 results, for the 12 months ending 31 March 2014. Total revenues were $78.1 million, down 19 percent year-on-year. Revenues from smartphones were $33.8 million, or 43 percent of total revenues. Sky-mobi Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:MOBI) stock performance was 8.14% in last session and…

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