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.

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NYSE Movers: General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)

General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Traders bought 67,427 call options on the stock, Stock Ratings News reports. General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Analysts at TheStreet reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of General Electric Company…

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Basic Material Active runners: Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK), Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR)

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, has agreed to disclose more information about the environmental risks of hydraulic fracturing, the process known as fracking. In an agreement with New York City’s pension funds, which control Exxon Mobile Corporation (NYSE:XOM) shares worth roughly $1.02 billion, the company agreed to report on…

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Drug Most Volatile Stocks: Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AERI), Biostar Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BSPM), Ventrus Biosciences (NASDAQ:VTUS), Retrophin (NASDAQ:RTRX)

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AERI) announced that Vicente Anido, Jr., Ph.D., chairman and chief executive officer, will present at the 13th Annual Needham Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 12:10 pm Eastern Time in New York, NY. Dr. Anido will provide an Aerie overview and business update. Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:AERI) stock performance was…

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Services Sector Active Runners: Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD), American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL), Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)

Shares of drugstore chain retailer, Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) announced the acquisition of Boston-based Health Dialog Services Corporation from Bupa Ltd., a London-based healthcare company. Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) stock performance was -0.47% in last session and finished the day at $6.36. Traded volume was 13.44million shares in the last session and the average volume…

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Volatile Stocks at Biotech: ZIOPHARM Oncology (NASDAQ:ZIOP), Idenix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IDIX), Synthetic Biologics (NYSEMKT:SYN), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA)

Looking back to 160 days ago, ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:ZIOP) priced a 14,300,000 share secondary stock offering at $3.50 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting that their investment would go up over the course of time and based on early trading on Wednesday. ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP)…

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Biotech Bullish Stocks: Can Fite Biopharma (NYSEMKT:CANF), NanoString Technologies (NASDAQ:NSTG), Amicus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:FOLD), Oncolytics Biotech (NASDAQ:ONCY)

Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. (NYSEMKT:CANF), a biotechnology company with a pipeline of proprietary small molecule drugs that address inflammatory and cancer diseases, announced today that it has filed its 2013 Annual Report on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Can Fite Biopharma Ltd (ADR) (NYSEMKT:CANF) stock performance was 11.80% in last session and…

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