Author: Ryan Holtz

Ryan Holtz is a Senior Editor at Tech Insider covering Technology & Services sector stocks. His coverage universe includes Chinese Internet stocks in the eCommerce and online video sectors, Chinese online games stocks, as well as education companies. Holtz previously lived in Hong Kong for four years where he served in a dual role as head of Piper Jaffray Asia equity research and senior research analyst covering Chinese stocks. Before joining TI, Ryan was a management consultant at Deloitte & Touche LLC, where he worked in the financial services group.
Internet

Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) Hits New Low, Analysts Cut Targets

Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) falls to all-time lows Wednesday after disappointing evening earnings details and as follow-up comments about users and share moves from CEO Dick Costolo failed to stem the drop. Costolo talked to CNBC about the sharp rise, then decline in shares since its early November IPO. The social media stock is down 47% from a late December high of $73.31 per share. Costolo … Continue reading Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) Hits New Low, Analysts Cut Targets

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Stock Movers

Pre-Market Movers: Exxon Mobil Corporation(NYSE:XOM), Advaxis, Inc.(NASDAQ:ADXS), Inteliquent Inc(NASDAQ:IQNT)

Exxon Mobil Corporation(NYSE:XOM) gained in early trading after reporting earnings that beat Wall Street estimates. The energy producer estimated that Q1 EPS declined 1% from a year earlier to $2.10, beating the consensus forecast of $1.88 measured by Capital IQ. Revenue fell 1% from the prior year to $106.8 billion, missing the analyst forecast of $111 billion. ExxonMobil rose 0.3% to $102.73 in early trading. … Continue reading Pre-Market Movers: Exxon Mobil Corporation(NYSE:XOM), Advaxis, Inc.(NASDAQ:ADXS), Inteliquent Inc(NASDAQ:IQNT)

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Finance

Watch List: Qihoo 360 Technology (NYSE:QIHU), COMSCORE, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOR), Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AMP), Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S)

Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd (NYSE:QIHU), China’s leading Internet security provider, will lease more than “tens of thousands” of servers, according to Tan Xiaosheng, vice-president of Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd (NYSE:QIHU). Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd (NYSE:QIHU) stock performance was 3.43% in last session and finished the day at $87.69. Traded volume was 2.88million shares in the last session and the average volume of … Continue reading Watch List: Qihoo 360 Technology (NYSE:QIHU), COMSCORE, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOR), Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:AMP), Sprint Corporation (NYSE:S)

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BioTech

Biotech Pre-Market Movers: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR)(NYSE:TEVA), Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc(NASDAQ:SGYP), Pfizer Inc.(NYSE:PFE), AstraZeneca plc (ADR)(NYSE:AZN)

The American Despositary Receipts of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR)(NYSE:TEVA) edged up in recent pre-market trading on Monday after announcing over the weekend an agreement it has signed with Takeda Pharmaceutical for the marketing and sale of Rasagiline in Japan. Rasagiline is a treatment for Parkinson’s Disease developed by TEVA and has been approved in over 40 countries. TEVA closed at $48.69 on Friday in … Continue reading Biotech Pre-Market Movers: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR)(NYSE:TEVA), Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc(NASDAQ:SGYP), Pfizer Inc.(NYSE:PFE), AstraZeneca plc (ADR)(NYSE:AZN)

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Finance

Healthcare Watch List: Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN)

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA) reported that Eisai Inc. has launched a national television advertising campaign for BELVIQ® (lorcaserin HCl), an FDA-approved prescription treatment for chronic weight management. Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA) stock performance was 0.32% in last session and finished the day at $6.20. Traded volume was 4.92million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 5.60million shares. The beta … Continue reading Healthcare Watch List: Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN)

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Tech Sector Most Active Stocks: Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Facebook (NASDAQ:FB)

Recently, Argus downgraded Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) from Buy to Hold (Mar 20, 2014). Previously, Deutsche Bank upgraded ORCL from Hold to Buy. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) rose 3.39 percent to $40.91 Monday on volume of 48.34million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $39.63 to $41.43. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) has a market capitalization of $182.41billion. BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ:BBRY), a world leader in mobile communications, today … Continue reading Tech Sector Most Active Stocks: Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Facebook (NASDAQ:FB)

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