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.

Morning Movers: Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPXX), Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. (NASDAQ:HLSS), ON Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:ONNN), Can-Fite BioPharma (NYSEMKT:CANF)

On Dec. 18, Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPXX) announced that the application of European patent number 2,222,278 was allowed by the European Patent Office. The new patent, “Improved Taxane Delivery System,” covers the Company’s proprietary taxane prodrug nanoparticle delivery technology and CPX-8, a hydrophobic docetaxel prodrug nanoparticle, which is based on this innovative approach to drug…

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Investor’s Choice: Talisman Energy Inc. (NYSE:TLM), Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), First Savings Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSFG), Getty Realty (NYSE:GTY), Interval Leisure (NASDAQ:IILG)

On Dec 15, Talisman Energy Inc. (NYSE:TLM) said it has agreed to be acquired by Spain’s Repsol SA in an $8.3-billion (U.S.) deal that allows Repsol to expand in Canada and internationally at a time of weak energy markets. Talisman Energy Inc. (NYSE:TLM) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is -7.20% and…

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5 Stock in Different Moves: Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDRA), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), NCI, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCIT), PNM Resources, Inc. (NYSE:PNM), PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ:PACW)

Shares of Idera Pharmaceuticals (IDRA) soared trading on Monday after the FDA granted orphan designation to the company’s treatment of Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia. Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDRA) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is 9.22%. On last trading day company shares ended up $4.50. Idera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDRA) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50)…

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Active Movers: Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD), MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), Information Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:III), Gartner Inc. (NYSE:IT)

On Dec 15, Thoma Bravo and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan said they would buy network equipment maker Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD) for $3.6 billion, just over a year after the company’s biggest shareholder started agitating for a sale. Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 2.80% and weekly…

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Investor’s Choice: Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL), NTT DOCOMO, Inc. (NYSE:DCM), Splunk, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLK), Air Methods Corp. (NASDAQ:AIRM)

On Dec 22, Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) says nearly 1.2 million customer payment cards may have been exposed during a security breach earlier this year. The office supply retailer announced in October that it was looking into a potential credit card breach, adding to a long list of retailers recently hit by cyberattacks. Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS)…

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Hot Runners: Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE), Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN), Manulife Financial Corporation (NYSE:MFC), Meritor, Inc. (NYSE:MTOR), Banco Bradesco S.A. (NYSE:BBD)

Vale SA (NYSE:VALE) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of November. As of November 28th, there was short interest totalling 184,987,181 shares, a growth of 15.4% from the November 14th total of 160,307,413 shares, AR Network reports. Vale S.A. (NYSE:VALE) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit…

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