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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Semiconductor Memory Chips: SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ:LEDS), Integrated Silicon Solution (NASDAQ:ISSI), Spansion Inc. (NYSE:CODE), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Netlist (NASDAQ:NLST)

SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ:LEDS)’s CEO Trung Doan acquired 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 8th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $1.02 per share, with a total value of $20,400.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,079,555 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,121,146.SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ:LEDS) stock performance was … Continue reading Semiconductor Memory Chips: SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ:LEDS), Integrated Silicon Solution (NASDAQ:ISSI), Spansion Inc. (NYSE:CODE), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Netlist (NASDAQ:NLST)

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Stocks To Watch: Unilever (NYSE:UN), Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS), Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP), CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL), ICICI Bank Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:IBN)

Recently, video ads were placed on the social networking giant Facebook (FB) by Unilever N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:UN) promoting its Dove soap product. These ads are unique as they are the first video ads on Facebook posted by any consumer goods company. This will be acid test for the success of such video ads, because ads for soap are usually not as entertaining as movie trailers … Continue reading Stocks To Watch: Unilever (NYSE:UN), Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS), Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP), CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL), ICICI Bank Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:IBN)

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Information & Delivery Services: Nielsen (NYSE:NLSN), Leidos Holdings (NYSE:LDOS), Dun & Bradstreet Corp (NYSE:DNB), FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS)

Nielsen Hldg NV (NYSE:NLSN), On May 12, 2014 announced that it will attend the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Services One-on-One Conference 2014 in New York City on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 and the Sanford Bernstein Annual Strategic Decisions Conference in New York City on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Mitch Barns, Nielsen’s CEO, will take part in a fireside chat at 10:00 a.m. ET at … Continue reading Information & Delivery Services: Nielsen (NYSE:NLSN), Leidos Holdings (NYSE:LDOS), Dun & Bradstreet Corp (NYSE:DNB), FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS)

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Basic Material Gainers: Bonanza Creek Energy Inc (NYSE:BCEI), Ur-Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSEMKT:URG), Platform Specialty Products Corp (NYSE:PAH), Recon Technology, Ltd. (NASDAQ:RCON)

Bonanza Creek Energy Inc (NYSE:BCEI) had its price targetdecreased by Credit Suisse from $62.00 to $61.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, American Banking and Market News reports. Bonanza Creek Energy Inc (NYSE:BCEI) stock performance was 5.26% in last session and finished the day at $44.83. Traded volume was 1,814,077 shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock … Continue reading Basic Material Gainers: Bonanza Creek Energy Inc (NYSE:BCEI), Ur-Energy Inc. (USA) (NYSEMKT:URG), Platform Specialty Products Corp (NYSE:PAH), Recon Technology, Ltd. (NASDAQ:RCON)

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Hot Stocks In news: Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA), CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS), The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI), Pandora Media (NYSE:P)

Time Warner, owner of HBO and the studio behind The Lego Movie, beat the estimates of Wall Street analysts for operations in the first three months of the year, and raised its full-year guidance after getting more money than expected in re-transmission fees from Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), the country’s largest cable TV operator. Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) stock performance was -0.56% in last session and finished … Continue reading Hot Stocks In news: Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA), CBS Corporation (NYSE:CBS), The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI), Pandora Media (NYSE:P)

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Bullish Stocks At NASDAQ: Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDRA), Scientific Games Corp (NASDAQ:SGMS), Origin Agritech (NASDAQ:SEED), BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCRX)

Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDRA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported ($0.12) EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.04, American Banking News reports. Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDRA) stock performance was 11.02% in last session and finished the day at $2.82. Traded volume was 4,339,672 shares in the last session and the average volume of the … Continue reading Bullish Stocks At NASDAQ: Idera Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDRA), Scientific Games Corp (NASDAQ:SGMS), Origin Agritech (NASDAQ:SEED), BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCRX)

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