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.

Healthcare Active Movers: Zogenix, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZGNX), Orexigen Therapeutics (NASDAQ:OREX), Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY)

Zogenix, Inc (NASDAQ:ZGNX) CEO Roger Hawley unloaded 25,078 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.10, for a total transaction of $52,663.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns…

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Volatile Stocks: Marin Software Inc (NYSE:MRIN), hhgregg, Inc. (NYSE:HGG), Chegg Inc (NYSE:CHGG), Mechel OAO (ADR) (NYSE:MTL), NQ Mobile Inc (ADR) (NYSE:NQ)

Marin Software Inc (NASDAQ:MRIN)’s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by Deutsche Bank in a research note issued on Tuesday. They currently have a $20.00 target price on the stock. Deutsche Bank’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 105.76% from the stock’s previous close. Marin Software Inc (NYSE:MRIN) stock performance was 8.09% in last…

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Hot Watch List: The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), AVX Corporation (NYSE:AVX), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT)

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), and brewers AB InBev and Greene King have all launched new products and variants recently, and although their strategies differ, each has similar goals: to achieve greater penetration among current customers or appeal to new ones. The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) stock performance was -0.09% in last session…

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Services Sector Losers: Melco Crown Entertainment (NASDAQ:MPEL), SFX Entertainment (NASDAQ:SFXE), Einstein Noah Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:BAGL), You On Demand Holdings (NASDAQ:YOD)

Macau casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:MPEL) says the cost of building its Studio City resort has risen to US$2.3 billion (MOP18.37 billion) from US$2 billion. Melco Crown says the company developing the resort has enough equity commitments to cover some of the increase in cost and that shareholders in the developer have…

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