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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Trending Stocks: Weibo Corp (ADR) (NASDAQ:WB), AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN), AutoZone (NYSE:AZO), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)

The two companies that sold their shares within their marketed range—China’s Leju Holdings Ltd. and Weibo Corp. (ADR) (NASDAQ:WB), both opted the day of their offerings to sell fewer shares than planned. Weibo Corp (ADR) (NASDAQ:WB) stock performance was 19.06% in last session and finished the day at $20.24. According to reports, Pfizer Inc. considered buying London-based AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN) in informal talks held … Continue reading Trending Stocks: Weibo Corp (ADR) (NASDAQ:WB), AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN), AutoZone (NYSE:AZO), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)

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Small Cap Stocks In News: Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Scientific Games Corp (NASDAQ:SGMS), FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL), Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG)

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) announced that it will report its first quarter 2014 financial results on Wednesday May 7 2014 before the market opens. Following the announcement at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time company management will host a conference call and webcast discussion of the results and provide a general corporate update. Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) stock performance was 1.48% in last session and finished the … Continue reading Small Cap Stocks In News: Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Scientific Games Corp (NASDAQ:SGMS), FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL), Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG)

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Healthcare Stocks Touched New Lows: Biocept Inc (NASDAQ:BIOC), Aquinox Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AQXP), Galmed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:GLMD), Egalet (NASDAQ:EGLT)

Shares of many of the biotech and pharmaceutical companies that went public earlier this year are now trading well below the offer price, including Biocept Inc (NASDAQ:BIOC), uniCure and Galmed Pharmaceuticals. Biocept Inc (NASDAQ:BIOC) stock performance was -4.99% in last session and finished the day at $4.95. Traded volume was 12,421.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 44.22K … Continue reading Healthcare Stocks Touched New Lows: Biocept Inc (NASDAQ:BIOC), Aquinox Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AQXP), Galmed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:GLMD), Egalet (NASDAQ:EGLT)

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Semiconductor Specialized Stocks: SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY), Vimicro International (NASDAQ:VIMC), CEVA (NASDAQ:CEVA), Sigma Designs (NASDAQ:SIGM)

Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of SolarCity Corporation (NASDAQ:SCTY) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating in a report issued on Thursday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. They currently have $75.00 target price on the stock. SolarCity Corporation (NASDAQ:SCTY) stock performance was 1.09% in last session and finished the day at $56.72. Traded volume was 4.91million shares in the last session and the average volume of the … Continue reading Semiconductor Specialized Stocks: SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY), Vimicro International (NASDAQ:VIMC), CEVA (NASDAQ:CEVA), Sigma Designs (NASDAQ:SIGM)

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Pollution & Treatment Controls: CLARCOR (NYSE:CLC), Clean Diesel Technologies (NASDAQ:CDTI), Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE:CCC), Fuel Tech (NASDAQ:FTEK)

CLARCOR Inc. (NYSE:CLC) and Crane Co. (CR), both having a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). CLARCOR Inc. (NYSE:CLC) stock performance was 1.02% in last session and finished the day at $55.58. Traded volume was 815,315.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 264.24K shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.98. CLARCOR Inc. (NYSE:CLC) insider ownership is 0.50%. Roth Capital … Continue reading Pollution & Treatment Controls: CLARCOR (NYSE:CLC), Clean Diesel Technologies (NASDAQ:CDTI), Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE:CCC), Fuel Tech (NASDAQ:FTEK)

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Semiconductor memory Chips: Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ:LEDS), Spansion (NYSE:CODE), Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS)

After the acquisition of Elpida Memory, Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) has stepped up its cooperation with Taiwan-based Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories, enabling the two firms to further strengthen their developments in the niche memory market, Lu noted. Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) stock performance was 6.36% in last session and finished the day at $23.91. Traded volume was 46.21million shares in the last session and … Continue reading Semiconductor memory Chips: Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ:LEDS), Spansion (NYSE:CODE), Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS)

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