Author: Richard Atkins

Richard Atkins is a senior contributor at Tech Insider covering online media, online travel, and video games. Richard has been with Tech Insider covering companies in these industries since 2011 and has authored numerous industry reports, including "Internet Video: Field of Dreams or Nightmare on Elm Street," "The Next Leg of Online Travel," and "Pwned: How Casual Games Changed The Gaming Landscape." Atkins was recognized as the No. 2 stock picker and earnings estimator in the 2011 Financial Times / StarMine Internet & Catalog Retail category and was ranked in the 2010 Wall Street Journal "Best On The Street" for the Leisure Goods & Services category.
BioTech, Finance

Biotech Stock News: Celgene Beats Q3 Earnings Estimates

Celgene Corporation (CELG) reported third-quarter 2014 earnings of 88 cents per share (including stock-based compensation expenses), which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6 cents. The company’s earnings were $1.39 per share in the year-ago quarter. We note that figures have been adjusted to reflect the two-for-one stock split effected earlier in the year. Total revenues climbed 18% year over year to $1.98 billion in … Continue reading Biotech Stock News: Celgene Beats Q3 Earnings Estimates

Richard Atkins
Finance, Software

Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Launches in Japan

Bitcoin exchange Kraken will launch in Japan today, aiming itself at the nation’s large number of active traders and finance professionals. In its announcement, the company highlighted the strength of Kraken’s security and engineering team, as well as its high trade volumes and reputation for compliance. Gaining public trust is a high priority for any bitcoin business planning to establish a Japanese base, given the … Continue reading Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Launches in Japan

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Launches First Wearable Device

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) has released a new wearable device. It has some features that apparently all such devices need to have, particularly health monitoring. However, the software company is late to the game, even though it released its watch before some competitors. Also, there is reason to think the market for these products is already overcrowded. Microsoft Health is a cloud-based service that helps you … Continue reading Stock News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Launches First Wearable Device

Richard Atkins
Finance, Mobile

Active Stock: Why Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Could Not Name Apple Watch As iWatch

Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) surprised people when it decide to christen its wearable Apple Watch instead of iWatch. The reason behind this is because of a trademark. Back in 2008, Probendi director Daniele Di Salvo registered the iWatch as a European-wide trademark. Di Salvo explained his reasoning behind the name was “i” like a person or subject, watch as a verb. Probendi director Daniele Di … Continue reading Active Stock: Why Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Could Not Name Apple Watch As iWatch

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) Aiming For A Cancer Breakthrough

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) hopes to enter the medical field with a cancer detection breakthrough. The tech giant is developing tiny medical particles which could help find cancers and other diseases. Google X Life Science Team lead researcher Andrew Conrad talked to WSJ.D Live on Tuesday. He explained how the particles can be directed towards different parts of the body by simply applying wearable magnetic … Continue reading Stock in News: Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) Aiming For A Cancer Breakthrough

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: A Review Of The Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Earnings

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) released its highly-anticipated Q3 report on Tuesday, October 28th. In the past 10 years since Facebook’s inception, the website has gone from a mere vision in a Harvard dorm room to a household name and cornerstone of social media. In the Q3 report, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) reported $0.43 earnings per share on a Non-GAAP basis, beating the analyst consensus of … Continue reading Stock in News: A Review Of The Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Earnings

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