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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Investor’s Watch List: Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC), NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC)

Shares of Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC), the computer security company announced it had fired its chief executive officer, president, and former board member Steve Bennett, after less than 18 months on the job. Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) stock performance was 4.89% in last session and finished the day at $19.09. Traded volume was 22.65million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock … Continue reading Investor’s Watch List: Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC), NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC)

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Tech Stocks Touched New Highs: Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (NASDAQ:SHEN), GSI Group (NASDAQ:GSIG), Mavenir Systems (NYSE:MVNR), Brooks Automation (NASDAQ:BRKS)

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (NASDAQ:SHEN) EVP Earle Mackenzie sold 18,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.06, for a total transaction of $577,080.00. Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (NASDAQ:SHEN) stock performance was -0.54% in last session and finished the day at $33.27. Traded volume was 237,975.00million shares in the last session and the … Continue reading Tech Stocks Touched New Highs: Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (NASDAQ:SHEN), GSI Group (NASDAQ:GSIG), Mavenir Systems (NYSE:MVNR), Brooks Automation (NASDAQ:BRKS)

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Biotech Active Stocks: Arrowhead Research (NASDAQ:ARWR), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

Arrowhead Research Corp (NASDAQ:ARWR) stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by stock analysts at Deutsche Bank in a report issued on Monday, American Banking News.com reports. Arrowhead Research Corp (NASDAQ:ARWR) stock performance was -16.09% in last session and finished the day at $17.37. Traded volume was 7.56million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 1.44million shares. The beta of … Continue reading Biotech Active Stocks: Arrowhead Research (NASDAQ:ARWR), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

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Biotech New Lows: VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), Dipexium Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:DPRX), Tetralogic Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TLOG), Galmed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:GLMD)

VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) announced that Shari Belafonte is teaming up with the company to educate American adults about seeking medical treatment for chronic weight management when diet and physical activity alone have not been successful. Ms. Belafonte, an actress, model, photographer, writer, singer and daughter of famed musician and actor Harry Belafonte, knows that the impact of being overweight is more than superficial. VIVUS, Inc. … Continue reading Biotech New Lows: VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), Dipexium Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:DPRX), Tetralogic Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TLOG), Galmed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:GLMD)

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Trending Stocks: Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU), Sky-mobi (NASDAQ:MOBI), Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SGYP)

Marissa Mayer’s tenure at Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) has been quite eventful with a few high profile acquisitions and a change to the iconic Yahoo! logo. After being appointed as the President and CEO on July 16, 2012, she has overseen the purchase of Tumblr for $1.1 billion, Summly for $30 million, RockMelt, and a partnership with Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP) announced on March 12, 2014. Yelp … Continue reading Trending Stocks: Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU), Sky-mobi (NASDAQ:MOBI), Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:SGYP)

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Tech New Highs: Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL), Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH), Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO), InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IFON)

Investment analysts at Drexel Hamilton increased their price target on shares of Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) to $30.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Drexel Hamilton’s price target suggests a potential upside of 26.90% from the company’s current price. Freescale Semiconductor Ltd (NYSE:FSL) stock performance was -1.18% in last session and finished … Continue reading Tech New Highs: Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL), Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH), Silicon Motion Technology (NASDAQ:SIMO), InfoSonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IFON)

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