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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.

Tech New Highs: Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS), Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:WAVX), TriQuint Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TQNT), Intersil Corp (NASDAQ:ISIL)

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Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC)-GE Care Innovations™ today announced a partnership with Predilytics, a health care information technology company, that will advance Care Innovations’ ability to harness behavior and vital sign data, collected from the home and during the course of daily life, to improve care delivery and population engagement. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) stock performance was -0.22%…

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Healthcare Active Stocks: AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN), NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP), Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD)

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AstraZeneca Plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN), in the headlines for spurning buyout offers from Pfizer Inc, aims to regain prominence in oncology with compelling trial results and a splashy exhibit booth at the world’s largest meeting of cancer doctors. AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) stock performance was -0.83% in last session and finished the day at $72.76. Traded…

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Airline Stocks: Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT), Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), Micronet Enertec Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:MICT)

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Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT)’s defense systems subsidiary has secured a $190 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide 361 sensor fuzed weapons, seven trainers and 18 wind corrected munitions dispenser tail kits, some of which will be supplied to South Korea’s military, the U.S. Department of Defense said Thursday. Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) stock performance…

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Biotech Bullish Stocks: TrovaGene Inc (NASDAQ:TROV), Vital Therapies (NASDAQ:VTL), RXi Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RXII), Applied Genetic Technologies Corp (NASDAQ:AGTC), IGI Laboratories (NYSEMKT:IG)

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TrovaGene Inc (NASDAQ:TROV) has been on a bit of a cold streak lately, but there might be light at the end of the tunnel for this overlooked stock. And for technical investors there is some hope when looking at TROV given that, according to its RSI reading of 24.68, it is now in oversold territory….

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Tech Watch List: First Financial Service (NASDAQ:FFKY), Transgenomic Inc (NASDAQ:TBIO), Video Display (NASDAQ:VIDE), Covisint Corp (NASDAQ:COVS), Magnachip Semiconductor Corp (NYSE:MX)

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Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc. (NASDAQ GM:CBIN), the holding company for Your Community Bank and The Scott County State Bank, and First Financial Service Corp. (KY) (NASDAQ:FFKY), the holding company for First Federal Savings Bank of Elizabethtown, jointly announced on 22 April 2014 they have entered into an agreement and plan of share exchange…

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Avago Technologies to Acquire LSI Corp at 41% Premium

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On Monday morning, it was announced that Avago Technologies (AVGO), a leader in advanced optical, analog and mixed-signal chip design, will acquire LSI Corp (LSI), a strong market participant in hard disk drive semiconductor, system-level silicon for communications and server applications and flash storage solutions. AVGO will pay $6.6 billion for LSI, or $11.15 per…

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