02/06
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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.

Eye Catching Stocks: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), TripAdvisor Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP), The Empire District Electric Company (NYSE:EDE), Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA), General Mills (NYSE:GIS)

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Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) earnings delay clouds bond issuance in early 2015.Petrobras earnings delay clouds bond issuance in early 2015 Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras is likely to put off new debt sales until closer to mid-2015, as it grapples with a money-laundering and corruption investigation. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) belongs…

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Morning Watch List: Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), Aastrom Biosciences (NASDAQ:ASTM), Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE)

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Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI) rejected a takeover approach from Halliburton because the offer wasn’t high enough (paywall). Emails showed a counter-proposal made on “a very reasonable basis on which to reach agreement,” which it says Halliburton didn’t engage with before it went hostile on Friday, seeking to replace Baker Hughes’ entire board (paywall). Baker Hughes…

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Active Watch List: QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM), Ensco plc (NYSE:ESV), Graham Holdings (NYSE:GHC), General Moly, Inc. (NYSEMKT:GMO), Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. (NYSE:AP)

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On Nov. 5, QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) announced results for the fiscal fourth quarter and year ended September 28, 2014. Revenues: $6.69 billion, up 3 percent year-over-year (y-o-y) and down 2 percent sequentially. QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 30.10% and weekly performance is -9.69%. On last trading day company…

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Moving Stocks: J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), SciQuest, Inc. (NASDAQ:SQI), Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO)

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J.C. Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) is trying to beat all its competitors to the Black Friday punch by opening at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is -8.00% and weekly performance is -4.74%. On last trading day company shares ended up $7.23….

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Don’t Miss : FuelCell Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Sungy Mobile Limited (NASDAQ:GOMO), McGrath Rentcorp (NASDAQ:MGRC), Zumiez, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZUMZ)

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On Oct. 29, FuelCell Energy Inc. (NASDAQ:FCEL) announced a two stage expansion project to improve manufacturing and logistics efficiencies and position the company for continued global growth. The existing manufacturing facility in Torrington, Connecticut, USA will be expanded in the first stage and production equipment will be added in the second stage. FuelCell Energy Inc….

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Trader’s Watch List : Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE:GFI), Sigma Designs, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGM), China Techfaith Wireless Comm. Tech. Ltd (NASDAQ:CNTF), Citigroup (NYSE:C), VRS

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On 20 October, Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE:GFI) published updated production guidance for the Group for the September 2014 quarter (Q3 2014). Gold Fields remains on track to achieve its production guidance for the full-year 2014, of approximately 2,200,000 ounces of gold equivalent production, as published on 13 February 2014. Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE:GFI) belongs to…

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