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

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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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Touched News Highs: Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO), HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA), Synaptics, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYNA)

The maker of screens for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) devices said it estimated operating profit of 27.2 billion yen ($266 million) for the year ended March, compared with its earlier projection of 30.4 billion yen. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was 0.73% in last session and finished the day at $571.94. Traded volume was 13.94million shares in the last session and the average volume of the … Continue reading Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Touched News Highs: Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO), HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA), Synaptics, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYNA)

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Finance

Investor’s Alert: Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE), SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR), Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR), Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS)

Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:YGE), the largest solar-panel maker, will sell 25 million shares at a 17 percent discount as it raises money to build power plants. The American depositary receipts, which represent one ordinary share, will be sold for $3.50 apiece, the Baoding, China-based company said in a statement today. Yingli Green Energy Hold. Co. Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:YGE) stock performance was … Continue reading Investor’s Alert: Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE), SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR), Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR), Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS)

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BioTech

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources-Ord (NASDAQ:NEPT) and Enzymotec Ltd (NASDAQ:ENZY) Conclude Final Patent Infringement Settlement

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources-Ord (NASDAQ:NEPT) and Acasti Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:ACST), a Neptune subsidiary, Sunday night announced that a final and binding patent infringement settlement and license agreement has been signed with Enzymotec Ltd. and Enzymotec Ltd(NASDAQ:ENZY) that resolves the International Trade Commission’s investigation of infringement of Neptune’s composition of matter patents, related federal court actions initiated by Neptune against Enzymotec and its distributors, and various patent review … Continue reading Neptune Technologies & Bioressources-Ord (NASDAQ:NEPT) and Enzymotec Ltd (NASDAQ:ENZY) Conclude Final Patent Infringement Settlement

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Analysis, Internet, Mobile

Tech Stocks in the News: Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL), Google, Inc.(NASDAQ:GOOGL)

Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL) is offering a program to replace faulty iPhone 5 sleep/wake buttons free of charge, the Wall Street Journal reports. The program is being offered for iPhone 5 handsets built before April 2013. Analysts have a consensus price target of $593 on Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL) which indicates a 14% upside. The consensus rating of the stock is a BUY with a score of 2.71. There are … Continue reading Tech Stocks in the News: Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL), Google, Inc.(NASDAQ:GOOGL)

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