Author: 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.
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Biotech Bearish Stocks: Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:INFI), Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT), Puma Biotechnology Inc (NYSE:PBYI), Conatus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CNAT)

A Palo Alto startup will focus an $18 million VC investment on developing a drug to stop unexplained recurrent miscarriages. Nora Therapeutics is capitalizing on work started by cofounder Darryl Carter at Johns Hopkins University that led to development of Nora’s lead drug, NT-100. Nora is led by CEO Jeff Tong, who had been vice president of corporate and product development at Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. … Continue reading Biotech Bearish Stocks: Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:INFI), Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT), Puma Biotechnology Inc (NYSE:PBYI), Conatus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CNAT)

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Watch List: National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), NGP Capital Resources Company (NASDAQ:NGPC), Weibo Corp (NASDAQ:WB), SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA)

Greece’s second-biggest lender, the National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) has unveiled the terms of a planned share capital increase that must be approved by the shareholders’ general meeting on May 10. National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE:NBG) stock performance was 0.23% in last session and finished the day at $4.44. Traded volume was 1.49million shares in the last session and the average volume of … Continue reading Watch List: National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), NGP Capital Resources Company (NASDAQ:NGPC), Weibo Corp (NASDAQ:WB), SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA)

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Recent Insider Buying: Molycorp Inc (NYSE:MCP), Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE:CPE), Opko Health (NYSE:OPK), Miller Energy Resources (NYSE:MILL)

Molycorp Inc (NYSE:MCP) major shareholder Y Metales S.A. Molibdenos purchased 14,650,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 2014, March 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $5.00 per share, with a total value of $73,250,000.00. Molycorp Inc (NYSE:MCP) stock performance was 4.00% in last session and finished the day at $4.94. Traded volume was 8.15million shares in … Continue reading Recent Insider Buying: Molycorp Inc (NYSE:MCP), Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE:CPE), Opko Health (NYSE:OPK), Miller Energy Resources (NYSE:MILL)

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Industrial Goods Most Volatile: Orbital Sciences (NYSE:ORB), ZBB Energy Corporation (NYSEMKT:ZBB), Adept Technology (NASDAQ:ADEP), Hydrogenics Corporation (NASDAQ:HYGS)

NASA is paying SpaceX, as well as Virginia’s Orbital Sciences Corp. (NYSE:ORB), to regularly stock the orbiting lab. These commercial shipments stemmed from the 2011 retirement of the space shuttles. This was the fourth station delivery for SpaceX, which tests its rocket engines at its McGregor facility. Orbital Sciences Corp (NYSE:ORB) stock performance was 5.21% in last session and finished the day at $27.26. Traded … Continue reading Industrial Goods Most Volatile: Orbital Sciences (NYSE:ORB), ZBB Energy Corporation (NYSEMKT:ZBB), Adept Technology (NASDAQ:ADEP), Hydrogenics Corporation (NASDAQ:HYGS)

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Consumer Goods Active Runners: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ), The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Google are wooing game developers to ensure that top game titles arrive first on devices powered by their respective operating system, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was 1.14% in last session and finished the day at $524.94. Traded volume was 10.16million shares in the last session and the average volume … Continue reading Consumer Goods Active Runners: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ), The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT)

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Investor’s ALert: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ:ONNN), Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN)

On the GPU accelerator front, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) and NVIDIA both have products dropping today. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) is launching the FirePro S10000, its most powerful GPU card yet. In fact, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) is claiming this is the most powerful server graphics card on the market. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) stock performance was -1.86% in last session … Continue reading Investor’s ALert: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ:ONNN), Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN)

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