Chris Lewis

Chris Lewis is Tech Insider's Senior Equity Research analyst covering Internet and Interactive Entertainment. Prior to joining TI in 2011, Chris spent six years at Baird Capital having established the company’s Internet and Video Game research practice. Prior to Wall Street, Chris was a business analyst developing software at Chubb Corporation, and was a co-founder and CFO of Latin American career services website Detacuche.com. Chris appears frequently in the financial and industry press, including CNBC, Bloomberg, CNN, Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times, among others.

Investor’s Alert: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), American Realty Capital Properties (NASDAQ:ARCP), Syngenta (NYSE:SYT)

There was social network Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), which flopped initially, online gaming company Zynga Inc.ZNGA +0.64% , which flopped almost immediately, and social network Twitter Inc.TWTR -0.30% , a company for which the jury is still out (and leaning toward a guilty verdict considering it’s trading at half its 52-week high and below its offering price). Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance…

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Notable Movers: Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ:LAYN), HSBC Holdings (NYSE:HSBC), Barclays (NYSE:BCS), Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C)

Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ:LAYN) was down 12.75% after reporting a Q1 net loss of $27.7 million, or $1.41 per share, compared with a prior-year net loss of $23.8 million, or $1.22 per share. The prior-year results included a $0.02 gain from discontinued operations. Analysts polled by Capital IQ were looking for a loss of $0.35…

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Basic Material Active Runners: Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (NYSE:PBR), Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), Vale SA (NYSE:VALE), Yamana Gold (NYSE:AUY), Walter Energy (NYSE:WLT)

In company news, American depository shares of Brazilian energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) were moderately higher shortly ahead of Wednesday’s closing bell, joining in a rally for shares of several Brazilian companies after new poll results indicate a tightening race for the country’s president. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) stock performance…

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Mid Cap Insider Buying: Noble Corp. (NYSE:NE), WPX Energy (NYSE:WPX), DSW (NYSE:DSW), Opko Health (NYSE:OPK), Seattle Genetics (NASDAQ:SGEN)

Noble Co. (NYSE:NE) CEO David W. Williams bought 10,000 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $31.03 per share, with a total value of $310,300.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now…

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Financial Sector Watch List: Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Regions Financial Corp (NYSE:RF), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC)

Finally, analysts at Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of PVH Corp in a research note on Friday, April 11th. They now have a $125.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $120.00. Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) stock performance was 1.60% in last session and finished the day…

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