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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.

Services Sector Most Volatile: Zulily Inc. (NASDAQ:ZU), AirMedia (NASDAQ:AMCN), E Commerce China Dangdang (NYSE:DANG), Inuvo (NYSEMKT:INUV)

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Zulily (NYSE:ZU) stock had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by research analysts at RBC Capital in a report released on Tuesday, Analyst Ratings.Net reports. They currently have a $40.00 price objective on the stock, down from their previous price objective of $50.00. RBC Capital’s price objective would indicate a potential downside of 35.05% from the…

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Services Sector Stocks Touching New Highs: American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL), Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV), McClatchy (NYSE:MNI), United Rentals (NYSE:URI)

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The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday that American Airlines Group made $425 million by selling take-off and landing slots at two busy East Coast airports, as required to win approval for the merger that set up the company. American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) stock performance was -0.15% in last session and finished the day…

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Health Net (NYSE:HNT) Reaffirms Guidance; Perfect World (NASDAQ:PWRD), Wright Medical Group Inc. (NASDAQ:WMGI), Douglas Dynamics (NYSE:PLOW)

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Health Net (NYSE:HNT), a managed care company, disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday that it will be reaffirming its earnings guidance for fiscal 2014 at the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference on Tuesday. The company had previously said that it is expecting fiscal 2014 earnings of at least $3.00 per share and revenue of $14.4 billion….

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Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) Surges After Hours; Hill International (NYSE:HIL), Atlas Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:AFH), Summit Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:SMLP), American Eagle Energy (NYSEMKT:AMZG)

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Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) is surging in after-hours trading after activist hedge fund Elliott Associates disclosed a stake in the casino operator. In a filing with the SEC, Elliott disclosed it owns 4.99% of Boyd’s outstanding common stock, with a 2.05% exposure to common shares via derivatives. Elliott said its combined economic exposure to Boyd (NYSE:BYD)…

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Basic Materials Bullish Stocks: Gulf Resources (NASDAQ:GURE), PostRock Energy (NASDAQ:PSTR), Compressco (NASDAQ:GSJK), CGG (NYSE:CGG)

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Gulf Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:GURE) produces and deals bromine and raw sodium, and produces and offers chemicals used in oil and gas field discovery. Gulf Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:GURE) stock performance was 5.77% in last session and finished the day at $2.75. Traded volume was 267,999.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the…

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Healthcare Bearish Stocks: AcelRx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACRX), BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BCRX), Baxano Surgical (NASDAQ:BAXS), Flamel Technologies (NASDAQ:FLML)

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AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACRX), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of acute and breakthrough pain, today announced that Richard King, President and CEO will present a Company update. AcelRx Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ACRX) stock performance was -8.38% in last session and finished the day at $11.92….

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