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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.

MArket Movers: AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), T-Mobile US (NYSE:TMUS)

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Telecom giant AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) on Wednesday defended its proposed $48.5 billion acquisition of satellite television company DirecTV ( DTV ), saying that a combined company would be able to offer new and better service bundle as well as create a stronger competitor to large cable providers, resulting in overall net benefit to consumers. AT&T…

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Hot List: Hillshire Brands (NYSE:HSH), Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU), FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL), Hospira (NYSE:HSP)

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Tyson Foods reportedly won a bidding war to acquire Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) on Monday, paying $7.7 billion for the Chicago-based maker of Jimmy Dean sausage and other meat products. Hillshire Brands Co (NYSE:HSH) stock performance was -0.15% in last session and finished the day at $61.97. Traded volume was 11.07million shares in the last…

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Hot Watch List: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU), American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL), eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)

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Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s resurgent stock may have as much to do with financial engineering as the company’s technological wizardry. In late April, the iPhone and iPad maker announced plans to split its stock for the first time in nine years. Since then, Apple’s stock has climbed 23 per cent, creating more than $100 billion in…

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Stocks to Watch: Trina Solar (NYSE:TSL), Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE), First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR), Suntech Power (OTCMKTS:STPFQ), LDK Solar (OTCMKTS:LDKSY)

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Shares of Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL) have received an average rating of “Buy” from the thirteen analysts that are covering the stock, American Banking & Market News reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to…

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Life Insurance Stocks: Protective Life (NYSE:PL), Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW), Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC), ING Groep (NYSE:ING), Principal Financial Group Inc (NYSE:PFG)

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Protective Life soared on news that it was being acquired by a Japanese company. The Nasdaq got a boost from Apple, its biggest component, which gained $6.99 to $644.35. Apple’s seven-for-one stock split will happen after the close of business Friday. Protective Life Corp. (NYSE:PL) stock performance was -0.09% in last session and finished the…

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Stocks To Watch: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL), Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI), TriQuint Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TQNT), ANADIGICS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANAD)

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Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ:MRVL) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,784,230 shares, a growth of 34.3% from the April 30th total of 4,306,012 shares, American Banking and Market News reports. Based on an average trading volume of…

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