Mark DeFrance

Mark DeFrance is a senior research analyst at Tech Insider, focusing on the enterprise software sector. Prior to joining TI, Mark covered enterprise software for First Albany, and prior to that he worked in equity research at B.T. Alex Brown and Bankers Trust. Mark has written software applications in various programming languages including BASIC, Pascal, and COBOL. He has also been recognized in The Wall Street Journal's "Best on the Street" survey and was recognized by Forbes Magazine as the No. 1 sell-side stock picker in the software industry for a five-year period, with returns of 115% versus 26% for the software industry.

Why These Stocks Gained: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), American Apparel (NYSEMKT:APP), PetSmart (NASDAQ:PETM)

The City of Claremont approved Monday night a development agreement with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) to annex land into the city for a new solar farm. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was 2.06% in last session and finished the day at $95.97. Traded volume was 54.64million shares in the last session and the average volume of…

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Top News: Weibo Corp (ADR) (NASDAQ:WB), Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX), Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), Qihoo 360 Technology (NYSE:QIHU), Tencent Holdings (OTCMKTS:TCTZF)

Credit Suisse began coverage on shares of Weibo Corp (ADR) (NYSE:WB) in a report released on Tuesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm issued an outperform rating and a $23.00 price objective on the stock. Weibo Corp (ADR) (NASDAQ:WB) stock performance was 2.95% in last session and finished the day at $22.00. Traded volume was 2.29million shares…

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Unusual Volume Buzz: NewLead Holdings (NASDAQ:NEWL), Barclays (NYSE:BCS), Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU), Synergy Resources Corp (NYSEMKT:SYRG), MBIA Inc. (NYSE:MBI)

NewLead Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:NEWL) (“NewLead” or the “Company”) on June 25, 2014, received a letter from the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) notifying the Company that the Staff has determined pursuant to its discretionary authority set forth in Listing Rule 5101 to delist the Company’s securities based…

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Hot Movers: National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), BP (NYSE:BP)

National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) is reviewing second-round bids for its London-headquartered private equity business and hopes to sell it “imminently,” the bank’s deputy chief executive Petros Christodoulou told Reuters.  National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) stock performance was 1.91% in last session and finished the day at $3.73. Traded volume was 2.96million shares…

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Bullish Stocks: OHR Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:OHRP), Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU), Royale Energy (NASDAQ:ROYL), Organovo Holdings (NYSEMKT:ONVO), Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI)

OHR Pharmaceutical Inc (NASDAQ:OHRP) soared today after Vista Partners updated its coverage for the pharmaceuticals company. Vista Partners has increased its twelve-month target price for OHR Pharmaceutical stock from $14 to $31. OHR Pharmaceutical Inc (NASDAQ:OHRP) stock performance was 35.43% in last session and finished the day at $9.90. Traded volume was 5.84million shares in…

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