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, Internet

Stock in News: A Look At the Potential of Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock

Apple has been phenomenal in the past few months. After touching a record high at the start of this year, the AAPL stock has been rallying around the levels of $125. Despite such high levels, various analysts have been pinning Apple to perform well and reach even higher levels. In fact, the belief in the market is such that Apple stock is a must have … Continue reading Stock in News: A Look At the Potential of Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock

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Finance, internet

Stock in News: Why Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Windows 10 Has Loads of Potential

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) has been a completely different stock under the leadership of Satya Nadella. Since the closing stages of last year, the stock has been on a roll and has touched some of its major peaks. The cloud first, mobile first strategy of Microsoft seems to be working well. In such circumstances, it would be intriguing to see how Microsoft’s bread and butter product … Continue reading Stock in News: Why Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Windows 10 Has Loads of Potential

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Financial

Earnings Event to Watch for on Friday: 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), Newcastle Investment Corp (NYSE:NCT)

3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD) is due to issue its quarterly earnings report in the upcoming extended-hours session. Given its history, traders can expect light trading in the issue immediately following its quarterly earnings announcement. Historical earnings event related premarket and after-hours trading activity in DDD indicates that the price change in the extended hours is likely to be of limited value in forecasting additional price … Continue reading Earnings Event to Watch for on Friday: 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD), Newcastle Investment Corp (NYSE:NCT)

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Analysis, BioTech, business, Earnings, Finance

Earnings on Tap After-Market – Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE:VRX), Sotheby’s Holdings Inc (NYSE: BID)

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE:VRX) is due to issue its quarterly earnings report in the upcoming extended-hours session. Given its history, traders can expect light trading in the issue immediately following its quarterly earnings announcement. Historical earnings event related premarket and after-hours trading activity in VRX indicates that the price change in the extended hours is likely to be of limited value in forecasting additional price … Continue reading Earnings on Tap After-Market – Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE:VRX), Sotheby’s Holdings Inc (NYSE: BID)

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Finance, Internet

Stock in Action: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Leading the Virtual Shopping Charge?

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) has always been a pioneer in innovation. Whenever it has entered a market, it has brought about a lot of changes with itself, disrupting the whole market segment in the process. Be it the introduction of iPhones and iPads, or be it the Macs which led to the world of computers as we know today, Therefore it should not come as a … Continue reading Stock in Action: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Leading the Virtual Shopping Charge?

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Finance, Mobile

Stock in News: Twitter (NASDAQ TWTR) Acquires Niche To Simplify Brand Connections

Twitter (NASDAQ TWTR) is trying rather desperately to get more content onto its website. The social media company has acquired Niche which would supposedly help social media stars connect with the brands. This new acquisition should be a major help to the social media stars as they would be connected rather well to the different brands. The terms of the deal between Twitter and Niche … Continue reading Stock in News: Twitter (NASDAQ TWTR) Acquires Niche To Simplify Brand Connections

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