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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Biotech Bullish Stocks: Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDIX), Enzymotec Ltd (NASDAQ:ENZY), bluebird bio Inc (NASDAQ:BLUE), Athersys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATHX)

xBoston hedge fund manager Baupost Group grew its portfolio of U.S. stocks by17 percent to $4.14 billion in the first quarter, maintaining large positions in several companies, including Cambridge-based Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDIX). Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDIX) stock performance was 6.06% in last session and finished the day at $6.03. Traded volume was 789,231 shares in the last session and the average volume of the … Continue reading Biotech Bullish Stocks: Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDIX), Enzymotec Ltd (NASDAQ:ENZY), bluebird bio Inc (NASDAQ:BLUE), Athersys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATHX)

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Stock Alert: Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE:TWC), Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), BASF SE (ADR) (OTCMKTS:BASFY), Bayer AG (ADR) (OTCMKTS:BAYRY)

Comcast Corp.’s bid to buy Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE:TWC) may be the opening act for a yearlong festival of telecommunications deals that would alter Internet, phone and TV service for tens of millions of Americans. Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE:TWC) stock performance was -1.57% in last session and finished the day at $135.97. Traded volume was 5.10million shares in the last session and the … Continue reading Stock Alert: Time Warner Cable Inc (NYSE:TWC), Novartis AG (ADR) (NYSE:NVS), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), BASF SE (ADR) (OTCMKTS:BASFY), Bayer AG (ADR) (OTCMKTS:BAYRY)

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Consumer Goods Volatile Stocks: Sorl Auto Parts (NASDAQ:SORL), Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY), Quantum Fuel Systems Tech (NASDAQ:QTWW), Kandi Technologies Group (NASDAQ:KNDI)

SORL Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ:SORL), a leading supplier of brake and control systems to the global commercial vehicle industry, today announced that it plans to release its financial results for the 2014 first quarter ended March 31, 2014, on Friday, May 16, 2014 before the market opens. Sorl Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ:SORL) stock performance was 10.79% in last session and finished the day at $3.08. … Continue reading Consumer Goods Volatile Stocks: Sorl Auto Parts (NASDAQ:SORL), Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ:LWAY), Quantum Fuel Systems Tech (NASDAQ:QTWW), Kandi Technologies Group (NASDAQ:KNDI)

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MArket Movers: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Interval Leisure Group (NASDAQ:IILG), Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE:OWW)

Back in 2012, Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) announced it signed a deal to supply the battery packs for Toyota’s US bound RAV4 EV and has now reported the deal would conclude at the end of 2014. Toyota owns 2.4% of the Palo Alto, California-based Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), which plans now to build the world’s biggest Li-Ion battery plant and had a deal for the … Continue reading MArket Movers: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Interval Leisure Group (NASDAQ:IILG), Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE:OWW)

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Notable Gainers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)

Samsung Electronics saw its market share in tablet PCs reach a record-high level in the first quarter of the year, data showed Tuesday, narrowing its gap with U.S. rival Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). The world’s biggest smartphone maker took up 22.6 percent of the global tablet PC market by shipping 12.8 million units of such devices in the January-March period, the data by market researcher Strategy … Continue reading Notable Gainers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)

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Mid Cap Bullish Stocks : Puma Biotechnology Inc (NYSE:PBYI), J2 Global Inc (NASDAQ:JCOM), Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNY), athenahealth (NASDAQ:ATHN)

Puma Biotechnology Inc (NYSE:PBYI), a development stage biopharmaceutical company, announced that Alan H. Auerbach, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Founder of Puma, will present an overview of the Company at 11:20 a.m. PDT on Wednesday, May 14, at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2014 Health Care Conference. The conference will be held at the Encore at the Wynn in Las Vegas. Puma Biotechnology … Continue reading Mid Cap Bullish Stocks : Puma Biotechnology Inc (NYSE:PBYI), J2 Global Inc (NASDAQ:JCOM), Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNY), athenahealth (NASDAQ:ATHN)

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