02/23
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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.

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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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…

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Top News: Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS), Quantum Corporation (NYSE:QTM), Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. (NYSE:HE), Banco Bradesco S.A. (NYSE:BBDO), Harman International Industries, Incorporated (NYSE:HAR)

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Deutsche Bank reaffirmed their hold rating on shares of Staples (NASDAQ:SPLS) in a report issued on Thursday. They currently have a $18.00 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of $13.00. Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is 2.70% and weekly performance is -2.10%. On last…

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Market Watch List: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS), Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), Flamel Technologies SA (NASDAQ:FLML)

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Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s New Year Resolution: More Video Ads in News Feed. The amount of video on Facebook Inc.’s news feed more than tripled last year, as many users and advertisers discovered the option for the first time. How much bigger video will get on the social network depends largely on Fidji Simo. Facebook Inc…

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Market Movers: AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Sanmina Corporation (NASDAQ:SANM), Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. (NYSE:ASX), Resource Capital Corp. (NYSE:RSO)

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AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) rival Gilead makes exclusive deal with CVS for hep C drugs. The deal blocks North Chicago-based AbbVie Inc.’s treatment, called Viekira Pak, which will only be available to patients given approval because of medical exceptions or through a process called prior authorization, according to CVS. Patients already taking Viekira Pak will be…

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