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, Mobile

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: App Store Outages Affects Apple Users

Some Apple iOS and Mac users reported download problems within the AppStore on Friday morning. On Friday morning, some Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) iOS and Mac users reported AppStore outages that prevented them from downloading new apps. This issue started about half an hour ago. Some of the users reported obtuse error messages but others reported paused downloads. The availability most likely affects App Store … Continue reading Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: App Store Outages Affects Apple Users

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Finance, Internet

Stock in News: A Look At Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Nexus 6 Specs & Rumors

In the past week, leaked images have emerged of an intriguing smartphone contender that could be set for a Q4 release in 2014. The Nexus 6 is a much anticipated smartphone produced by Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG), although some sources have suggested that it will actually become the Nexus X when it is finally released. This much rumored and anticipated smartphone is unconfirmed by Google … Continue reading Stock in News: A Look At Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Nexus 6 Specs & Rumors

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Finance, Internet

Active Stock: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Gets EU Approval For WhatsApp Deal

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) recently won approval from the European Union for the WhatsApp bid at $19 billion. This is a huge opportunity for the social media giant which wants to transform the telecom industry. This is a landmark deal for Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) and it should give the company a strong lead in the mobile messaging market. WhatsApp is already one of the … Continue reading Active Stock: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Gets EU Approval For WhatsApp Deal

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Analysis, BioTech, Diversified Tech, Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Semiconductors, Services Sector, Software, Tech IPO, Venture Capital

Loans Help Boost 2Q for USB

U.S. Bancorp USB reported net income of attributable to common shareholders of $1.4 billion, or $0.76 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2013 compared with $1.3 billion, or $0.71 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2012. Loans grew 7.4% compared with a year ago, primarily in commercial and residential loans. Low interest rates, primarily in investment securities, continued to pressure yields … Continue reading Loans Help Boost 2Q for USB

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Biotech Finance News
BioTech, Finance

Halozyme’s Clinical Hold Lifted by FDA : Biotech

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc (HALO) announced that the FDA has lifted the clinical hold from a phase Ib/II study (Study S1313). The study is evaluating PEGPH20 (PEGylated recombinant human hyaluronidase) in combination with a modified FOLFIRINOX chemotherapy (mFOLFIRINOX) in patients suffering from metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The Study S1313, which is being sponsored and conducted by SWOG (a cancer research cooperative group funded primarily by the National … Continue reading Halozyme’s Clinical Hold Lifted by FDA : Biotech

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Finance, Software

Bitcoin Speculation: Analysing Bitcoin’s Potential in Travel Industry

Though undeniably popular with its ardent supporters, bitcoin is arguably still searching for a practical application that makes it indispensable to mainstream users. That doesn’t mean there aren’t real use cases for bitcoin that could bring the kind of payments revolution many in the industry are hoping to achieve, though. Being both digital and decentralized, bitcoin is already a globalized electronic currency that operates across … Continue reading Bitcoin Speculation: Analysing Bitcoin’s Potential in Travel Industry

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