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

Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Enters e-commerce with TheFind

Facebook (NASDAQ FB) has taken another big step. This time around, the social networking site has entered the e-commerce market space. Facebook has acquired thefind, thereby entering the given market. Facebook’s recent acquisition falls in line with the recent market movements. Thefind is an interesting ecommerce search app which enables users to search for ecommerce related stuff. This would be a major acquisition for Facebook … Continue reading Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Enters e-commerce with TheFind

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Finance, Internet

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: Predicting the Sales of Apple Watch

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) has been a stock which can do no wrong currently. The Cupertino based Technology giants have been leading innovators in the past. Those miraculous pieces of innovation have led to products like iPods, Macs and iPhones, all of which have led to heavy revenue for Apple. iPhones have been a leading source of revenue for Apple for a long while now. In … Continue reading Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: Predicting the Sales of Apple Watch

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Finance

Mid Cap Volatile Stocks: ISIS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ISIS), Qunar Cayman Islands (NASDAQ:QUNR), Nimble Storage (NYSE:NMBL), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP)

ISIS Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ISIS)’s stock had its “positive” rating restated by stock analysts at BMO Capital Markets in a report issued. ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISIS) stock performance was -6.21% in last session and finished the day at $46.05. Traded volume was 2.88million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 1.58million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.07. ISIS … Continue reading Mid Cap Volatile Stocks: ISIS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ISIS), Qunar Cayman Islands (NASDAQ:QUNR), Nimble Storage (NYSE:NMBL), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP)

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Services Sector

Services Sector Most Volatile: Scientific Games Corp (NASDAQ:SGMS), You On Demand (NASDAQ:YOD), Gray Television (NYSE:GTN), ModusLink Global (NASDAQ:MLNK)

Shares of Scientific Games Corp (NASDAQ:SGMS) were charging higher after reporting fourth-quarter earnings. Scientific Games Corp (NASDAQ:SGMS) stock performance was 16.38% in last session and finished the day at $16.13. Traded volume was 5,203,351 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 619.52 million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.85. Scientific Games Corp (NASDAQ:SGMS) insider ownership is … Continue reading Services Sector Most Volatile: Scientific Games Corp (NASDAQ:SGMS), You On Demand (NASDAQ:YOD), Gray Television (NYSE:GTN), ModusLink Global (NASDAQ:MLNK)

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Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Set To Buy Inmobi?

Google (NASDAQ GOOG) has been a stand out performing stock in the market for some time now. The search engine giants have been in the news recently, where speculations have been rampant about a potential takeover of Indian startup inmobi by Google. With the likes of Facebook and other big companies looking to enter the digital ad space, such a potential move would be a … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Set To Buy Inmobi?

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Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Windows 10 Set To Boost MSFT Stock

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) have been a stand out stock in the past few months. While few analysts have been looking for a minor correction, most of the market is optimistic about the stock. This is also because of the fact that Microsoft is on the verge of launching Windows 10 Operating System which got a very positive feedback from its technical preview. There are a … Continue reading Stock in News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Windows 10 Set To Boost MSFT Stock

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