Author: 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.
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Industrial Goods Losers: TASER International (NASDAQ:TASR), Arotech Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTX), Sun Hydraulics Corporation (NASDAQ:SNHY), Astrotech Corp (NASDAQ:ASTC)

TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ:TASR) identified as a “dead cat bounce” (down big yesterday but up big today) candidate. In addition to specific proprietary factors, Trade-Ideas identified Taser International as such a stock due to the following factor: TASR has an average dollar-volume (as measured by average daily share volume multiplied by share price) of $19.2 million. TASER International, Inc. (NASDAQ:TASR) stock performance was 8.40% in … Continue reading Industrial Goods Losers: TASER International (NASDAQ:TASR), Arotech Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTX), Sun Hydraulics Corporation (NASDAQ:SNHY), Astrotech Corp (NASDAQ:ASTC)

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Telecom Services Domestic: AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN), Frontier Communications Corp (NASDAQ:FTR), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), has opened discussions with DirecTV regarding a possible acquisition. By purchasing the satellite provider, AT&T would have better integration with broadband and TV services. The deal would be valued at over $40 billion and would add over 20 million subscribers from DirecTV with AT&T’s customer base of more than 5.7 million. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) stock performance was 0.36% in last session and … Continue reading Telecom Services Domestic: AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIN), Frontier Communications Corp (NASDAQ:FTR), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)

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REIT- Retail Stocks: Northstar Realty Finance (NYSE:NRF), Kimco Realty Corp (NYSE:KIM), DDR Corp (NYSE:DDR), General Growth Properties (NYSE:GGP)

Northstar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE:NRF)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by investment analysts at Deutsche Bank in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. They currently have a $17.25 target price on the stock, down from their previous target price of $17.50. Northstar Realty Finance Corp (NYSE:NRF) stock performance was 0.68% in last session and finished the day at $15.96. Traded volume … Continue reading REIT- Retail Stocks: Northstar Realty Finance (NYSE:NRF), Kimco Realty Corp (NYSE:KIM), DDR Corp (NYSE:DDR), General Growth Properties (NYSE:GGP)

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Hot Movers: Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), RF Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:RFMD), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)

Google and billionaire Elon Musk are racing to make self-driving cars a reality, but Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) plans to merge their way onto this crowded highway by tossing a chunk of dough into a fund to help make cars smarter. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) stock performance was -1.09% in last session and finished the day at $7.27. Traded volume was 9.77million shares in the … Continue reading Hot Movers: Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), RF Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:RFMD), Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL)

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Hot Biotech Movers: VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA)

VIVUS Inc (NASDAQ:VVUS) will be announcing its Q114 earnings results on Monday, May 5th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of ($0.37) per share and revenue of $11.40 million for the quarter. VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) stock performance was -2.12% in last session and finished the day at $5.09. Traded volume was 1.34million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock … Continue reading Hot Biotech Movers: VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA)

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Small Cap New Highs: Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (NYSE:GOL), Inteliquent Inc (NASDAQ:IQNT), Pioneer Energy Services (NYSE:PES), Cbeyond (NASDAQ:CBEY)

Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (ADR) (NYSE:GOL) has announced its preliminary air traffic figures. As per the figures announced, the net PRASK has shown a rise of 19% from a year before. Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA (ADR) (NYSE:GOL) stock performance was 2.15% in last session and finished the day at $6.64. Traded volume was 1.96million shares in the last session and the average volume … Continue reading Small Cap New Highs: Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (NYSE:GOL), Inteliquent Inc (NASDAQ:IQNT), Pioneer Energy Services (NYSE:PES), Cbeyond (NASDAQ:CBEY)

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