03/03
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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.

Services Sector Top Gainers: Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL), The Wet Seal (NASDAQ:WTSL), On Assignment (NYSE:ASGN), Hemisphere Media Group (NASDAQ:HMTV)

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Burlington-based Burlington Stores Inc. (NYSE:BURL) which operates 521 Burlington Coat Factory stores throughout the country, announced Thursday its net income and store sales results for its fiscal year that ended on Feb. 1, 2014. Burlington Stores Inc. (NYSE:BURL) stock performance was 15.79% in last session and finished the day at $29.99. Traded volume was 1.81…

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NASDAQ Active Stocks: BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA)

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Three brothers are accused of stealing BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) smartphones and other electronic devices which they would then sell online. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) stock performance was 3.80% in last session and finished the day at $9.55. Traded volume was 17.14 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 21.33…

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NYSE Active stocks: Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)

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Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in seeking transcripts of a trial in which a bankruptcy judge ruled the “impropriety of some law firms” representing asbestos personal-injury plaintiffs led to “unfairly inflating recoveries against” Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC, a unit of EnPro Industries Inc. (NPO). Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) stock performance…

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Utilities Most Active: FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL), Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC), CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP), FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE)

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FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL) is an integrated fuel cell company. The Company designs, manufactures, sells, installs, operates and service ultra-clean, stationary fuel cell power plants for distributed baseload power generation. FuelCell Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL) stock performance was -4.00% in last session and finished the day at $2.64. Traded volume was 23.34 million shares in the…

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Biotech New Highs: EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ:EXAS), Synthetic Biologics (NYSEMKT:SYN), Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), Prothena Corporation (NASDAQ:PRTA)

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A colon cancer screening test under development at Madison-based Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ:EXAS) can detect early-stage cancer better than other noninvasive approaches, according to a study published online Wednesday. EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ:EXAS) stock performance was 0.21% in last session and finished the day at $14.45. Traded volume was 7.74 million shares in the last…

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NYSE gainers: Tata Communications Limited (NASDAQ:TCL), AK Steel Holding (NYSE:AKS), Penn Virginia (NYSE:PVA), Aeropostale (NYSE:ARO)

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Tata Communications (NASDAQ:TCL) enhanced connectivity enables the production team to have two multi-view video feeds for raw footage and a reverse data path, allowing them to operate a robotic trackside camera for the best possible race coverage. It gives the team access to quality footage, without the need to transport equipment and staff to each…

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