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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Investors Are Watching : Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBD), Qlik Technologies (NASDAQ:QLIK), Albany Molecular Research Inc. (NASDAQ:AMRI), CNB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CCNE), Credicorp (NYSE:BAP)

Banco Bradesco S.A. (NYSE:BBD) Brazil’s second-largest private-sector lender, beat second-quarter profit estimates by a large margin on Wednesday after managing to incorporate the impact of higher borrowing costs into earnings. Banco Bradesco S.A. (NYSE:BBD)’s stock on 30 July traded at beginning with a price of $15.69and when day-trade ended the stock finally decreased -1.02% to end at $15.50. Banco Bradesco S.A. (NYSE:BBD)’s showed weekly performance … Continue reading Investors Are Watching : Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBD), Qlik Technologies (NASDAQ:QLIK), Albany Molecular Research Inc. (NASDAQ:AMRI), CNB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CCNE), Credicorp (NYSE:BAP)

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Thursday’s Stocks : Altria Group (NYSE:MO), Altera (NASDAQ:ALTR), Artesian Resources Corp. (NASDAQ:ARTNA), BroadVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:BVSN), Pembina Pipeline Corporation (NYSE:PBA)

Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO) is the largest tobacco producer in the United States. It owns the industry’s most valuable brand—Marlboro. The company’s stock has performed incredibly well for the first part of 2014—up 9 percent, which isn’t bad for a defensive company. But I think that this outperformance is about to change. Altria Group Inc. (NYSE:MO)’s stock on 30 July traded at beginning with a price … Continue reading Thursday’s Stocks : Altria Group (NYSE:MO), Altera (NASDAQ:ALTR), Artesian Resources Corp. (NASDAQ:ARTNA), BroadVision, Inc. (NASDAQ:BVSN), Pembina Pipeline Corporation (NYSE:PBA)

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Investors Alert – Xerox Corp (NYSE:XRX), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) , UTStarcom (NASDAQ:UTSI) , Heritage Oaks (NASDAQ:HEOP) , Infosys (NYSE:INFY)

Xerox Corp (NYSE:XRX) had its price objective hosited by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $12.00 to $13.00 in a report released on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. currently has an underweight rating on the stock. Xerox Corp (NYSE:XRX) stock performance was 0.47% in last session and finished the day at $12.84. Traded volume was 9.79million shares in the last session and the average volume of … Continue reading Investors Alert – Xerox Corp (NYSE:XRX), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) , UTStarcom (NASDAQ:UTSI) , Heritage Oaks (NASDAQ:HEOP) , Infosys (NYSE:INFY)

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Market Movers – Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) , Linn Energy (NASDAQ:LINE) , Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC) , LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) , Carolina Financial (NASDAQ:CARO)

Verizon Communications Inc, (NYSE:VZ) the largest U.S. wireless telecommunications company, on Tuesday reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue on a jump in wireless customers and a surge in tablet sales. The increase in customers is a boost for Verizon, which has been reluctant to follow rivals like T-Mobile US Inc which have discounted aggressively. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) stock performance was 0.55% in last session and finished … Continue reading Market Movers – Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) , Linn Energy (NASDAQ:LINE) , Ellington Financial (NYSE:EFC) , LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) , Carolina Financial (NASDAQ:CARO)

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Trader’s Recap – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) , Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) , PRAA, Repligen (NASDAQ:RGEN) , Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC)

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the repurchase of up to $5 billion of the company’s common stock. Repurchases may be made at management’s discretion from time to time on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The repurchase program has no time limit and may be suspended for periods or discontinued at any time. Johnson & … Continue reading Trader’s Recap – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) , Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) , PRAA, Repligen (NASDAQ:RGEN) , Lincoln Educational Services (NASDAQ:LINC)

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Hot Alert – Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR), Lentuo International Inc (ADR) (NYSE:LAS) , Delek US Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DK) , CONN’S, Inc. (NASDAQ:CONN)

On 16 July 2014, Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with PT SGPS to establish the basis of an agreement between them in relation to financial investments in Rio Forte commercial paper (the “Securities”) made by the Oi Subsidiaries. Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR) stock performance was 10.83% in last session and finished the day at $0.753. Traded volume was 50.03million … Continue reading Hot Alert – Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR), Lentuo International Inc (ADR) (NYSE:LAS) , Delek US Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DK) , CONN’S, Inc. (NASDAQ:CONN)

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