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.

Bearish Stocks: Lightinthebox (NYSE:LITB), UniPixel (NASDAQ:UNXL), Body Central (NASDAQ:BODY), Dominion Resources Black Warrior (NYSE:DOM), AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV)

LightInTheBox Holding Co Ltd-ADR (NYSE:LITB) announced that the company’s President Mark Stabingas and Senior Vice President Quinten Shay have decided to leave the online retailer due to personal reasons. The news has caused the stock to decline over 6% as of 11:58 am EDT. Lightinthebox Holding Co Ltd-ADR (NYSE:LITB) stock performance was -7.28% in last…

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New Lows: Vestin Realty Mortgage I Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTA), Image Sensing Systems (NASDAQ:ISNS), Synacor Inc (NASDAQ:SYNC), Blue Nile Inc (NASDAQ:NILE), FreeSeas (NASDAQ:FREE)

Vestin Realty Mortgage I, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTA) announced that on June 16, 2014, VRTA along with the board of directors of Vestin Realty Mortgage II, Inc. (“VRTB”) approved the purchase of MVP REIT, Inc.’s (“MVP”) membership interest in two office buildings. Vestin Realty Mortgage I Inc. (NASDAQ:VRTA) stock performance was -0.71% in last session and finished…

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