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.

Small Cap Active Stocks: Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE), IAMGOLD (NYSE:IAG), FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL)

In a 13D filing on Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG), hedge fund Air Liquide Investissements d’Avenir et de Demonstration disclosed a 9.4%, or 10,971,890 share, stake in the company. The firm did not hold shares at the end of the latest quarter ending December 31, 2013. Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) stock performance was 4.19% in last session…

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Services Sector New Lows: Gordmans Stores (NASDAQ:GMAN), NewLead (NASDAQ:NEWL), C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW), The Wet Seal (NASDAQ:WTSL)

Gordmans Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:GMAN) will open its third Idaho store 9 a.m. Thursday at Parkcenter Boulevard and Apple Street. The company has existing stores in Nampa and Meridian.Gordmans Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:GMAN) stock performance was -0.83% in last session and finished the day at $5.97. Traded volume was 63,628 million shares in the last session and…

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Biotech Gainers: Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NYSEMKT:INO), Galena Biopharma (NASDAQ:GALE), CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSEMKT:CVM), Synthetic Biologics (NYSEMKT:SYN)

Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NYSEMKT:INO)’s shares climbed 4.96% to $3.60. The company on Mar. 17 reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2013. Total revenue was $1.7 million and $13.5 million for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2013, as compared to $1.1 million and $4.1 million for the same…

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Services Sector Losers: Lentuo International (NYSE:LAS), Trans World Entertainment (NASDAQ:TWMC), Hudson Global (NASDAQ:HSON), Nevada Gold & Casinos (NYSEMKT:UWN)

Lentuo International Inc. (NYSE:LAS) a leading non-state-owned automobile retailer headquartered in Beijing, today announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with China Orient Tiantong Capital Management Ltd. a subsidiary of China Orient Asset Management Corporation, a major state-owned financial asset management company. Lentuo International Inc. (ADR) (NYSE:LAS) stock performance was -5.74% in last session…

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NASDAQ Active Runners: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL)

Ever since highly-successful messaging startup WhatsApp was bought out by Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) for $19 billion a few weeks ago, WhatsApp users have been asking for reassurance regarding their privacy after the deal with the social media giant closes. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was 1.51% in last session and finished the day at $68.74….

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Biotech Active Stocks: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NYSEMKT:INO), Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN)

The iShares Biotechnology Indexhas fallen 2.46% in the last month of trading, and biotech stalwarts Celgene (NASDAQ:CELG) and Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD ) are both down over 8%. What’s most surprising is that Celgene and Gilead are expected to have strong years in terms of earnings and the development of their respective clinical pipelines. Gilead Sciences,…

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