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.
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Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Stock News: Looking At Google’s Cloud Ambitions

Google (NASDAQ GOOG) has been trying hard to get a foothold in the Cloud market. The search engine giants have been taking their cloud ambitions seriously and therefore they have also started providing their users cloud at a reduced price- reduced by around 30%. With the competition being strong, this rate cut was all but expected. Google also introduced low cost Pre-Emptible VMs. Here in … Continue reading Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Stock News: Looking At Google’s Cloud Ambitions

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NYSE Volatile Stocks: Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL), Tronox Ltd (NYSE:TROX), Forest Oil Corporation (NYSE:FST), Life Time Fitness (NYSE:LTM)

Trina Solar Limited (NYSE:TSL) shares soared after the company reported better-than-expected first quarter earnings. Quarterly revenue for the company fell 15.4% year-over-year to $444.9 million, which translated to net income of $26.5 million, or $0.37 per diluted American depositary share. Analysts, on average, had been expecting the company to turn in earnings of just $0.03 per share on higher sales of $460.78 million. CEO Jifan … Continue reading NYSE Volatile Stocks: Trina Solar Limited (ADR) (NYSE:TSL), Tronox Ltd (NYSE:TROX), Forest Oil Corporation (NYSE:FST), Life Time Fitness (NYSE:LTM)

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Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Purchases Coherent Navigation

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) has had a faultless 2015. The stock has been the stand out in the market. It has been giving its stock holders a lot to cheer about. Apple would be looking to further consolidate its position in the coming days. Apple has been a part of some very interesting acquisitions. Lately, it brought a Global Positioning System mapping company named Coherent navigation. … Continue reading Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Purchases Coherent Navigation

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Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock News: Important Windows 10 Updates

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) would be releasing Windows 10 this summer. The new operating system is scheduled for a release this June. Microsoft have been brining in a host of changes from time to time in the Windows 10 operating system. It would be intriguing to see how the final product lines up when it is off to the market. Meanwhile, we will see how the … Continue reading Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock News: Important Windows 10 Updates

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Services Sector Losers: Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:OWW), FreeSeas Inc (NASDAQ:FREE), The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE:BKE), You On Demand Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:YOD)

Orbitz Worldwide Inc. (NYSE:OWW) stock is sliding in post-market trading Monday after the company announced a secondary offering of 7.5 million shares on behalf of a selling shareholder, Travelport Limited. After the bell, shares fell 1.3% to $7.46. Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:OWW) stock performance was -7.41% in last session and finished the day at $7.00. Traded volume was 1.43million shares in the last session and … Continue reading Services Sector Losers: Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:OWW), FreeSeas Inc (NASDAQ:FREE), The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE:BKE), You On Demand Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:YOD)

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Biotech Volatile Stocks: Aastrom Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ASTM), Puma Biotechnology Inc (NYSE:PBYI), Oncolytics Biotech (NASDAQ:ONCY), Clovis Oncology (NASDAQ:CLVS), Idenix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IDIX)

Aastrom Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ASTM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported ($1.26) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.92) by $0.34, AnalystRatings.NET reports. On a related note, analysts at Zacks reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of the company in a research note on Friday, March 14th. They now have a $5.00 price target on the … Continue reading Biotech Volatile Stocks: Aastrom Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ASTM), Puma Biotechnology Inc (NYSE:PBYI), Oncolytics Biotech (NASDAQ:ONCY), Clovis Oncology (NASDAQ:CLVS), Idenix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IDIX)

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