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.
Finance

Market Movers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)

It was Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) versus Samsung but Google loomed large Tuesday during closing arguments at the monthlong federal trial involving claims of patent infringement exchanged by the world’s two largest smartphone makers. A lawyer for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) accused Samsung of “slavishly” copying key features of its iPhone and iPad products and demanded $2.2 billion in damages. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was -0.30% … Continue reading Market Movers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)

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Gilead Sciences GILD NASDAQ:GILD
business

Tech New Highs: Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR), Nielsen Hldg (NYSE:NLSN), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC), Orange (NYSE:ORAN)

xAmkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) announced that it will participate in the Jefferies 2014 Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Amkor’s presentation will occur at 3:30 pm Eastern Time at the EPIC Hotel in Miami, Florida. Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMKR) stock performance was 10.33% in last session and finished the day at $7.80. Traded volume was 5.79million shares in the last … Continue reading Tech New Highs: Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR), Nielsen Hldg (NYSE:NLSN), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC), Orange (NYSE:ORAN)

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Internet, Stock Movers

Tech Media Stocks in the News: Google, Inc.(NASDAQ:GOOGL), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), NQ Mobile Inc (ADR)(NYSE:NQ)

Google, Inc.(NASDAQ:GOOGL) is planning a program called “Android Silver,” The Information reports. According to sources, Google will kill the four-year-old Nexus brand, and replace it with Silver, under which manufacturers and wireless carriers “will effectively be paid to produce and sell high-end devices that closely adhere to Google specifications.” Analysts have a consensus price target of $923 on Google, Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) which indicates a 76% … Continue reading Tech Media Stocks in the News: Google, Inc.(NASDAQ:GOOGL), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), NQ Mobile Inc (ADR)(NYSE:NQ)

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Internet

Gogo Inc(NASDAQ:GOGO) CEO Not Surprised By AT&T Inc.(NYSE:T) In-Flight Plan

According to Recode, Gogo Inc(NASDAQ:GOGO) CEO Michael Small responded to AT&T Inc.(NYSE:T)  plans for in-flight Internet, which will directly compete with its own wireless in-cabin digital services, and he “isn’t surprised.” Small believes that T’s entry into the airline wireless space validates the potential for in-flight internet, and “he isn’t surprised to see big companies looking to the skies as their next growth area.”  He also reiterated that … Continue reading Gogo Inc(NASDAQ:GOGO) CEO Not Surprised By AT&T Inc.(NYSE:T) In-Flight Plan

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Finance

Industrial Goods Recent Insider Buying: GrafTech International (NYSE:GTI), Arotech Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTX), Esterline Technologies Corporation (NYSE:ESL), LSI Industries (NASDAQ:LYTS)

GrafTech International (NYSE:GTI) Director Randy W. Carson acquired 13,480 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 28th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $11.72 per share, with a total value of $157,985.60. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 73,388 shares in the company, valued at approximately $860,107. GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE:GTI) stock performance was 2.52% … Continue reading Industrial Goods Recent Insider Buying: GrafTech International (NYSE:GTI), Arotech Corporation (NASDAQ:ARTX), Esterline Technologies Corporation (NYSE:ESL), LSI Industries (NASDAQ:LYTS)

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Finance

Stocks Touched New Highs: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Northstar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE:NRF), AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)

Once the world’s largest smartphone maker with a market share topping 50 per cent, Nokia dropped outside the top five with about 3 percent share as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iPhone and phones running Google Inc’s Android software gained dominance. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was 3.87% in last session and finished the day at $594.09. Traded volume was 23.91million shares in the last session and … Continue reading Stocks Touched New Highs: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Northstar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE:NRF), AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)

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