Author: Mark Doerr

Mark Doerr is a principal and senior research analyst at Tech Insider covering medical technology companies with a focus on cardiovascular and related therapeutic technology. Mark leverages his prior experience as the director of marketing and business development at a medical device company, along with an extensive network of physician and industry relationships, to provide a unique perspective on the medtech sector. Prior to joining Tech Insider in 2011 he covered medical technology for four years at Craig-Hallum Capital, and has in total 20 years of financial and medtech industry experience.
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Traders Are Watching: Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), HomeAway, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWAY), Unilife Corporation (NASDAQ:UNIS), Telefonica Brasil, S.A. (NYSE:VIV), Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADMS)

“A common thread in our discussions (with supermarket industry leaders) has been declining Woolworths in-store execution,” said Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) analyst Tom Kierath. “Rising out of stocks, declining fresh food displays and tired stores were comments of note,” said Mr Kierath, who has cut his share price target from $31 to $30 and reduced his net profit forecast from $2.55 billion to $2.53 billion. Analysts … Continue reading Traders Are Watching: Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), HomeAway, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWAY), Unilife Corporation (NASDAQ:UNIS), Telefonica Brasil, S.A. (NYSE:VIV), Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADMS)

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Active Stocks to Watch: Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA), Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE:HL), Crystal Rock Holdings, Inc. (NYSEMKT:CRVP), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR)

Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA) today announced that the tender offer (the “Offer”) made by Encana’s indirect, wholly owned subsidiary to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Athlon Energy Inc. (Athlon) (NYSE: ATHL) for US$58.50 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, less any applicable withholding taxes, has been extended until 12:00 midnight (New York City time) on … Continue reading Active Stocks to Watch: Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA), Hecla Mining Co. (NYSE:HL), Crystal Rock Holdings, Inc. (NYSEMKT:CRVP), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR)

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Investors Watch List: Forest Oil Corporation (NYSE:FST), Flextronics International Ltd. (NASDAQ:FLEX), American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR), Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG), Nidec Corporation (NYSE:NJ)

On Oct 20, Forest Oil Corporation (NYSE:FST) announced that it will commence mailing definitive proxy materials in connection with the meeting to Forest shareholders for the purpose of voting on the previously announced business combination transaction between Sabine Oil & Gas LLC (“Sabine”) and Forest. Forest Oil Corporation (NYSE:FST) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 0.80% and weekly performance is -23.58%. … Continue reading Investors Watch List: Forest Oil Corporation (NYSE:FST), Flextronics International Ltd. (NASDAQ:FLEX), American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR), Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG), Nidec Corporation (NYSE:NJ)

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Market Movers: Salesforce.com, Inc (NYSE:CRM), JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU), NCR Corp. (NYSE:NCR), VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC), Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSOD)

Salesforce.com, Inc (NYSE:CRM) opens first UK data centre, more European expansion planned. It was first announced at the Salesforce1 World Tour back in May, but now Salesforce has finally launched its first UK data centre, with France and Germany on the hit list for the future. Salesforce.com, Inc (NYSE:CRM) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is -8.40% and weekly performance is 7.42%. On … Continue reading Market Movers: Salesforce.com, Inc (NYSE:CRM), JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU), NCR Corp. (NYSE:NCR), VOC Energy Trust (NYSE:VOC), Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSOD)

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Don’t Miss : CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:CX), GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRO), Lannett Company, Inc. (NYSE:LCI), Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (NYSE:CHT), InnerWorkings (NASDAQ:INWK)

CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:CX) announced that it has signed binding agreements with Holcim regarding the series of transactions originally announced on August 28, 2013. CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:CX) belongs to Industrial Goods sector. Its net profit margin is -4.10% and weekly performance is 1.76%. On last trading day company shares ended up $12.12. CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:CX) distance from 50-day simple moving … Continue reading Don’t Miss : CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:CX), GoPro, Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRO), Lannett Company, Inc. (NYSE:LCI), Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (NYSE:CHT), InnerWorkings (NASDAQ:INWK)

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Investors Are Watching: Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN), MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM), Navient Corporation (NASDAQ:NAVI), China Unicom (NYSE:CHU), Enterprise Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:EBTC)

Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 89,310,152 shares, a growth of 5.1% from the September 30th total of 84,991,713 shares,AnalystRatings.NET reports. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 13,165,605 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 6.8 days. Currently, 20.0% of the shares of … Continue reading Investors Are Watching: Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN), MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM), Navient Corporation (NASDAQ:NAVI), China Unicom (NYSE:CHU), Enterprise Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:EBTC)

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