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.
Finance

Unusual Volume At Tech Sector: First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR), FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE), Boingo Wireless (NASDAQ:WIFI), Orckit Communications (NASDAQ:ORCT)

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is now focusing aggressively on smaller projects as demand for the large-scale solar farms from utilities slows. The Tempe-based company is boosting efforts to install solar systems in warehouses and industrial sites. First Solar CEO Jim Hughes said at an analyst event yesterday that pursuing smaller projects can increase the company’s sales by as much as 36% over the next three … Continue reading Unusual Volume At Tech Sector: First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR), FireEye Inc (NASDAQ:FEYE), Boingo Wireless (NASDAQ:WIFI), Orckit Communications (NASDAQ:ORCT)

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Finance

Services Sector Active Stocks: Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI), Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV)

Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) announced yesterday that it will launch “UMF Radio,” (Ultra Music Festival Radio”), the limited-run, 24/7, commercial-free channel featuring performances, DJ sets and interviews with the world’s most popular DJs, producers and international dance music artists live from Miami at Ultra Music Festival, the world famous outdoor electronic dance music festival. This is the 10th year Sirius XM has broadcast live … Continue reading Services Sector Active Stocks: Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI), Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD), Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV)

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Finance

NYSE losers: Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE), Global Geophysical Services (NYSE:GGS), Chesapeake Granite (NYSE:CHKR), Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE:FSM)

Shares of Yingli Green Energy Hold Co. Ltd. (NYSE:YGE) fell more than 10% early Tuesday, then recovered slightly to close down around 8.5% after the Chinese solar specialist’s fourth-quarter results missed Wall Street’s expectations. Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:YGE) stock performance was -8.31% in last session and finished the day at $5.41. Traded volume was 14,129,054 million shares in the last session … Continue reading NYSE losers: Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE), Global Geophysical Services (NYSE:GGS), Chesapeake Granite (NYSE:CHKR), Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE:FSM)

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Diversified Tech

Market Movers: SIRIUS XM Holding Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN)

Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) is now no longer involved in a low-ball buyout attempt by John Malone and Liberty Media Corp. (NASDAQ: LMCA). Last Friday we saw Bank of America Merrill Lynch issue a positive report on the standalone company, and now we have a similar call from Evercore Partners. SIRIUS XM Holding Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI) stock performance was -0.58% in last session and finished … Continue reading Market Movers: SIRIUS XM Holding Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN)

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Diversified Tech

Tech Runners: QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM), Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), JA Solar (NASDAQ:JASO)

Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) may be have some good news coming in from China, with rumors suggesting that China Mobile has reverted to its initial policy of procuring 4G terminals with support for both TDD- and FDD-LTE. QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) stock performance was 3.05% in last session and finished the day at $77.02. Traded volume was 13.85 million shares in the last session and the average … Continue reading Tech Runners: QUALCOMM (NASDAQ:QCOM), Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ:GRPN), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), JA Solar (NASDAQ:JASO)

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BioTech

Biotech Losers: Discovery Laboratories (NASDAQ:DSCO), CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSEMKT:CVM), NewLink Genetics (NASDAQ:NLNK), La Jolla Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:LJPC)

Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSCO) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from sell to hold. Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSCO) stock performance was -6.01% in last session and finished the day at $2.19. Traded volume was 1,245,476 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 589.46 million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.35. Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSCO) insider ownership … Continue reading Biotech Losers: Discovery Laboratories (NASDAQ:DSCO), CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSEMKT:CVM), NewLink Genetics (NASDAQ:NLNK), La Jolla Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:LJPC)

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