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 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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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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