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.
BioTech

Biotech Gainers: Neuralstem (NYSEMKT:CUR), OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Idera Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IDRA), Five Prime Therapeutics (NASDAQ:FPRX)

Shares of Neuralstem (NYSEMKT:CUR) , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on treating central nervous system disorders through neural stem-cell therapies, advanced as much as 13% after reporting final phase 1 results utilizing NSI-566 in treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neuralstem, Inc. (NYSEMKT:CUR) stock performance was 12.05% in last session and finished the day at $4.37. Traded volume was 4,029,043 million shares in the last session and … Continue reading Biotech Gainers: Neuralstem (NYSEMKT:CUR), OXiGENE Inc (NASDAQ:OXGN), Idera Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IDRA), Five Prime Therapeutics (NASDAQ:FPRX)

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Finance

Active Stocks Industrial Goods: Cemex SAB (NYSE:CX), General Electric (NYSE:GE), Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP), Capstone Turbine (NASDAQ:CPST)

Andreas Halvorsen’s Viking Global’s new positions in the fourth quarter include Walgreen Co. (WAG), Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), and Cemex SAB de CV (ADR) (NYSE:CX). Cemex SAB de CV (ADR) (NYSE:CX) stock performance was -2.03% in last session and finished the day at $12.06. Traded volume was 35.94million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 14.68million shares. The beta … Continue reading Active Stocks Industrial Goods: Cemex SAB (NYSE:CX), General Electric (NYSE:GE), Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ:BLDP), Capstone Turbine (NASDAQ:CPST)

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Diversified Tech

Losers on Major News: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and IBM may make effective business partners assuming IBM helps Facebook’s clientele do a better job of understanding data. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was -1.61% in last session and finished the day at $67.72. Traded volume was 48,075,628 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 63.77 million shares. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) insider ownership is … Continue reading Losers on Major News: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

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Stock Movers

After-Hours Movers: HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM), Digirad Corporation (NASDAQ:DRAD), Measurement Specialties (NASDAQ:MEAS)

HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) announced that it has acquired 10,127,500 common shares of Panoro Minerals Ltd. at a purchase price of C$0.28 per Share for total consideration of C$2,835,700. The shares acquired by Hudbay (NYSE:HBM)were purchased over the TSX Venture Exchange pursuant to a private agreement and represent approximately 4.9% of the issued and outstanding Shares. As a result of the investment, Hudbay (HBM) now owns … Continue reading After-Hours Movers: HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM), Digirad Corporation (NASDAQ:DRAD), Measurement Specialties (NASDAQ:MEAS)

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Finance

Mid Cap Bearish Stocks: SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), Qlik Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:QLIK), Rackspace Hosting (NYSE:RAX)

Solar photovoltaic installer SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) has now teamed up with the big-box retailer Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) to make solar services readily available to customers. The shares of SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) gained 7.0% yesterday on the news. SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY) stock performance was -5.63% in last session and finished the day at $74.08. Traded volume was 5.95million shares in the last session and … Continue reading Mid Cap Bearish Stocks: SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), Qlik Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:QLIK), Rackspace Hosting (NYSE:RAX)

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Mid Cap Active Stocks: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), J.C. Penney Company (NYSE:JCP), Safeway (NYSE:SWY), American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL)

Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE:AMD) were moving higher Tuesday after Ascendiant Capital started coverage of the stock with a Buy rating. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD) stock performance was 1.56% in last session and finished the day at $3.91. Traded volume was 14.75million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 23.87million shares. The beta of the stock … Continue reading Mid Cap Active Stocks: Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), J.C. Penney Company (NYSE:JCP), Safeway (NYSE:SWY), American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL)

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