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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Investor’s pick: Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN), Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK), Canadian Natural Resources Limited (NYSE:CNQ), YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ:YRCW), PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG)

On Dec. 5, Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN) announced that the company’s board of directors has declared a $0.125 per share cash dividend on its common stock. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2014, to stockholders of record as of December 15, 2014. Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 3.50% and weekly performance is -0.20%. On last trading day … Continue reading Investor’s pick: Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN), Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK), Canadian Natural Resources Limited (NYSE:CNQ), YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ:YRCW), PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG)

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Morning Buzz: Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU), Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE:ARO), Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (NYSE:CP), XL Group plc (NYSE:XL), Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)

An issue of Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) bonds fell 2.5% as a percentage of their face value during trading on Tuesday, ARN reports. The debt issue has a 6.25% coupon and will mature on November 15, 2021. The debt is now trading at $91.25 and was trading at $93.25 last week. Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is -12.20% … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE:BTU), Aeropostale, Inc. (NYSE:ARO), Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (NYSE:CP), XL Group plc (NYSE:XL), Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO)

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Stocks to Watch: Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK), Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN), Sigma Designs, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGM), American Campus Communities (NYSE:ACC), Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (NYSE:HOT)

When you boot up the Lumia 830, the first thing you see is the Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) logo, then the Windows Phone badge. The 830 is one of the last Lumias where you’ll see that — for the smartphones Microsoft releases from now on, there will be no more Nokia branding. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is … Continue reading Stocks to Watch: Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK), Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN), Sigma Designs, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGM), American Campus Communities (NYSE:ACC), Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (NYSE:HOT)

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Trader’s Recap: Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO), Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX), Kyocera Corp. (NYSE:KYO), comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOR), Digital River Inc. (NASDAQ:DRIV)

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) Director William R. Klesse sold 37,943 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction dated Friday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.94, for a total value of $1,894,873.42. Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 2.70% and weekly performance is -1.81%. On last trading day … Continue reading Trader’s Recap: Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO), Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX), Kyocera Corp. (NYSE:KYO), comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOR), Digital River Inc. (NASDAQ:DRIV)

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Trending Tickers: Conversant, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNVR), CNinsure Inc. (NASDAQ:CISG), CTI BioPharma Corp. (NASDAQ:CTIC), Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. (NYSE:FMS), MOCON Inc. (NASDAQ:MOCO)

On Nov 24, Conversant (NASDAQ:CNVR) and its premium video media solutions group, SET by Conversant, today announced it has been awarded Best Paper for Storytelling with Images and Videos (VisStory) for its paper entitled “Unsupervised Summarization from Simultaneous Egocentric Videos,” at the ECCV 2014 in Zurich, Switzerland. The award-winning paper highlights pioneering research that Conversant is delivering in the field of computer vision. Conversant, Inc. … Continue reading Trending Tickers: Conversant, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNVR), CNinsure Inc. (NASDAQ:CISG), CTI BioPharma Corp. (NASDAQ:CTIC), Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. (NYSE:FMS), MOCON Inc. (NASDAQ:MOCO)

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Morning Buzz: Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSEMKT:AMPE), Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY), Broadwind Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWEN), MEI Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:MEIP), Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG)

Ampio Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:AMPE) saw a large growth in short interest in November. As of November 14th, there was short interest totalling 10,344,900 shares, a growth of 2.3% from the October 31st total of 10,108,178 shares, AnalystRatings.NET reports. Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSEMKT:AMPE) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is 5.44%. On last trading day company shares ended up $3.68. Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSEMKT:AMPE) distance from … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSEMKT:AMPE), Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE:NLY), Broadwind Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWEN), MEI Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:MEIP), Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG)

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