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 Watch List : Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK), Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI), Brooks Automation (NASDAQ:BRKS), Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR), CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR)

Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MRK) has been sued by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY) and Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Japan) (OPHLY) for patent infringement of Bristol-Myers’ novel PD-1 inhibitor, Optivo. Merck recently won the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval for its own PD-1 drug, Keytruda. This made the company the first one to enter the US immunotherapy market, which is expected to reach $35 … Continue reading Investors Watch List : Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK), Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI), Brooks Automation (NASDAQ:BRKS), Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR), CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR)

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Top Wall Street Stories: Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR), SandRidge Energy (NYSE:SD), Jones Energy, Inc. (NYSE:JONE), AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV), RGC Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO)

Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) begun trading ex-dividend on September 10, 2014. A cash dividend payment of $0.1 per share is scheduled to be paid on September 30, 2014. Shareholders who purchased FTR stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 11th quarter that FTR has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $6.82, the … Continue reading Top Wall Street Stories: Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR), SandRidge Energy (NYSE:SD), Jones Energy, Inc. (NYSE:JONE), AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV), RGC Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO)

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Stocks in News : Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI), United Online (NASDAQ:UNTD), CSP Inc. (NASDAQ:CSPI), Hittite Microwave Corp (NASDAQ:HITT), Zion Oil & Gas (NASDAQ:ZN)

Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:MEI) was a big mover last session, as the company saw its shares rise nearly 16% on the day. The move came on solid volume too with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This breaks the recent trend of the company, as the stock is now trading above the volatile price range of $31.60 to $34.81 in the … Continue reading Stocks in News : Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI), United Online (NASDAQ:UNTD), CSP Inc. (NASDAQ:CSPI), Hittite Microwave Corp (NASDAQ:HITT), Zion Oil & Gas (NASDAQ:ZN)

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Traders Are Watching : Energous Corporation (NASDAQ:WATT), Nike, Inc. (NYSE:NKE), Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRNE), Sotherly Hotels Inc. (NASDAQ:SOHO), PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL)

Energous Corporation (NASDAQ:WATT), the developer of WattUp™, a disruptive wire-free charging technology for electronic devices that provides power at a distance with complete mobility under full software control, on AUG 22 announced it has issued Inducement Awards and Performance Awards of restricted stock units to our Senior Vice President of Engineering pursuant to his offer letter. Energous Corporation (NASDAQ:WATT) belongs to Consumer Goods sector. Its … Continue reading Traders Are Watching : Energous Corporation (NASDAQ:WATT), Nike, Inc. (NYSE:NKE), Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRNE), Sotherly Hotels Inc. (NASDAQ:SOHO), PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL)

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Today’s Stocks : CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR), Advanced Micro Devices, (NYSE:AMD), First Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCBC), Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (NASDAQ:AIMC), Excel (NYSE:EXL)

CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ: CYTR) a biopharmaceutical research and development company specializing in oncology today announced a change in the Company’s presentation time at the at Aegis 2014 Healthcare & Technology Conference. President and CEO Steven A. Kriegsman and Vice President of Business Development David Haen will present on Friday September 12th at 10:45am Pacific Time. CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance … Continue reading Today’s Stocks : CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR), Advanced Micro Devices, (NYSE:AMD), First Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCBC), Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (NASDAQ:AIMC), Excel (NYSE:EXL)

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Today’s Stocks : Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), SkyPeople Fruit Juice (NASDAQ:SPU), Electro-Sensors (NASDAQ:ELSE), Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE:LVLT), WGL Holdings Inc. (NYSE:WGL)

Chinese search engine giant Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) on Wednesday launched a service that enables merchants to attract smartphone users searching for restaurants or other services, in an attempt to challenge a similar service offered by rival Tencent Holdings. Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 29.70% and weekly performance is 5.26%. On last trading day company shares ended … Continue reading Today’s Stocks : Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), SkyPeople Fruit Juice (NASDAQ:SPU), Electro-Sensors (NASDAQ:ELSE), Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NYSE:LVLT), WGL Holdings Inc. (NYSE:WGL)

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