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.
Finance

5 Active Stocks: Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB), Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE:CLF), Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII), Orchids Paper Products (NYSEMKT:TIS), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM)

Shares of steel company Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB) fell in trading Monday as Chinese rebar and iron ore futures slowed for the fourth straight session on declining demand, according to Reuters. Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 3.40% and weekly performance is 9.91%. On last trading day company shares ended up $3.55. Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB) distance from 50-day simple … Continue reading 5 Active Stocks: Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB), Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE:CLF), Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII), Orchids Paper Products (NYSEMKT:TIS), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM)

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Stock in News: Apple(NASDAQ AAPL) Pay to début in March?

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) may well have an exciting 2015 after going through an inspiring 2014. After the launch of Apple pay in United States, back in November, Apple is gearing up for a launch of Apple Pay in the rest of the world. Apple is looking to revolutionize the way in which people pay money for various services. Apple pay has had a good start … Continue reading Stock in News: Apple(NASDAQ AAPL) Pay to début in March?

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Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Having a Slow User Growth

Facebook (NASDAQ FB) is without a doubt the biggest on line social media platform of the world. However, reports have been circulating in the market which claim that the growth in the number of users for Facebook has been decreasing rather worryingly. For some time, there have been news which claim lesser teen usage of Facebook. Although Facebook has more than a billion users, they … Continue reading Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Having a Slow User Growth

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Stock in News: A look at Facebook’s (NASDAQ FB) New Acquisition

Facebook (NASDAQ FB) has recently been in news for some exciting acquisitions. They have acquired another start-up which deals with video compression. Quickfire, a video compression start-up has been acquired by Facebook. This acquisition comes after the recent acquisition of wit.ai. Facebook has been looking to become a big player in the field of online videos, and such acquisitions should go a long way in … Continue reading Stock in News: A look at Facebook’s (NASDAQ FB) New Acquisition

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Stock in News: Apple Stock (NASDAQ AAPL) To Have a Great 2015

Apple was probably the best performing technical stock of 2014. According to various reports from the market, Apple looks just as strong in the new year of 2015. Apple Pay is in news due to their partnership with new credit unions. Also, recent research reports suggests that Apple App store is breaking records in 2015. This period seems to be a very exciting one for … Continue reading Stock in News: Apple Stock (NASDAQ AAPL) To Have a Great 2015

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Finance

Top Stocks: J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP), Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), BPZ Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BPZ), Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW), AT&T (NYSE:T)

Several dozen J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) stores will close over the next year, the company announced Thursday. The 40 closures represent nearly 4 percent of J.C. Penney’s 1,060 stores, according to Business Insider. J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is -5.60% and weekly performance is 22.69%. On last trading day company shares ended up $7.95. … Continue reading Top Stocks: J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP), Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), BPZ Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BPZ), Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW), AT&T (NYSE:T)

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