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.

Consumer Goods Most Active: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Ford Motor (NYSE:F), General Motors (NYSE:GM), The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP)

Earlier this year, Apple Inc announced a deal to acquire Beats, which was founded in 2006 by hip hop mogul Dr. Dre and a business partner for $3 billion. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was 0.66% in last session and finished the day at $97.67. Traded volume was 210.00million shares in the last session and…

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Stocks Performing: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Stock Price Targets Increased

In the wake of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB)’s earnings report this week, analysts from multiple firms have increased their price targets and estimates. Two of the firms that raised their numbers are FBN and Baird. As always, mobile advertising and engagement rates are hot topics of conversation around the second quarter earnings results. Shares of…

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