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.

Box, Inc. Files for IPO

Box, Inc. disclosed tonight it filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The number of shares to be sold and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. Box has developed a content sharing platform for companies and…

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Services Sector Volatile Stocks: Body Central (NASDAQ:BODY), NewLead (NASDAQ:NEWL), Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TNP), You On Demand Holdings (NASDAQ:YOD)

Body Central Corporation (NASDAQ:BODY) operates a women’s clothing retail store that sells fashion trends and basic favorites. The Company is part of Body Shop of America, Inc. which operates stores under the names of Body Central, Body Shop. Body Central carries dresses, tops, jewelry, sportswear, swimwear, outerwear, accessories, and shoes that feature name brands and…

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Active Stocks Healthcare: Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA)

Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ARNA ) and VIVUS (NASDAQ: VVUS ) in early 2012 as each company headed into their regulatory reviews with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, for their respective obesity medications. Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA) stock performance was -2.84% in last session and finished the day at $6.49. Traded volume…

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Services Sector Weeks 20% Losers: China Distance Education (NYSE:DL), CHC (NYSE:HELI), Bridgepoint Education (NYSE:BPI), China Lodging Group (NASDAQ:HTHT)

China Distance Education Holdings Limited (NYSE:DL) (“CDEL”, or the “Company”), a leading provider of online education in China focusing on professional education, today announced that the follow-on public offering of an aggregate of 4,000,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) by the Company and several selling shareholders was priced at US$21.00 per ADS. China Distance Education Hldgs…

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Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PPHM) Up 20% to 19-Month High; Agenus (NASDAQ:AGEN) Soars

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PPHM) is up nearly 20% and reached a 19-month high after the biopharmaceutical company said Wednesday that it will present data from three preclinical studies highlighting the immuno-oncology and anti-viral potential of phosphatidylserine (PS)-targeting antibodies. Results will be presented at two upcoming Keystone Symposia to be held March 9-13. Shares of Peregrine (NASDAQ:PPHM) are…

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