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

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock News: Important Windows 10 Updates

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) would be releasing Windows 10 this summer. The new operating system is scheduled for a release this June. Microsoft have been brining in a host of changes from time to time in the Windows 10 operating system. It would be intriguing to see how the final product lines up when it is off to the market. Meanwhile, we will see how the … Continue reading Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock News: Important Windows 10 Updates

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Finance

Services Sector Losers: Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:OWW), FreeSeas Inc (NASDAQ:FREE), The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE:BKE), You On Demand Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:YOD)

Orbitz Worldwide Inc. (NYSE:OWW) stock is sliding in post-market trading Monday after the company announced a secondary offering of 7.5 million shares on behalf of a selling shareholder, Travelport Limited. After the bell, shares fell 1.3% to $7.46. Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:OWW) stock performance was -7.41% in last session and finished the day at $7.00. Traded volume was 1.43million shares in the last session and … Continue reading Services Sector Losers: Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:OWW), FreeSeas Inc (NASDAQ:FREE), The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE:BKE), You On Demand Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:YOD)

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Finance

Biotech Volatile Stocks: Aastrom Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ASTM), Puma Biotechnology Inc (NYSE:PBYI), Oncolytics Biotech (NASDAQ:ONCY), Clovis Oncology (NASDAQ:CLVS), Idenix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IDIX)

Aastrom Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ASTM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported ($1.26) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.92) by $0.34, AnalystRatings.NET reports. On a related note, analysts at Zacks reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of the company in a research note on Friday, March 14th. They now have a $5.00 price target on the … Continue reading Biotech Volatile Stocks: Aastrom Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ASTM), Puma Biotechnology Inc (NYSE:PBYI), Oncolytics Biotech (NASDAQ:ONCY), Clovis Oncology (NASDAQ:CLVS), Idenix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IDIX)

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Finance, Internet

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: Apple Opens Its Largest Store in Dubai!

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) is one stock which is certainly at the top of the pile currently. It has been trading at such high levels, when compared to its levels in September. Apple has been reaping in the success of Apple iPhone 6, which was released last year in September. The stock has benefited from the sales and it continues to do so. Apple continues to … Continue reading Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: Apple Opens Its Largest Store in Dubai!

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Finance, Internet

Stock News: Looking At The Pre-Emptible VMs From Google (NASDAQ GOOG)

Google (NASDAQ GOOG) has come up with yet another major release news. Google is now planning to release Pre-Emtiple Virtual Machines. These Pre-Emptible machines would be providing the users with capacity for a short term. This capacity would be provided for a low cost. Along with this news, Google (NASDAQ GOOG) also announced price cuts for its compute engines. The price would be cut by … Continue reading Stock News: Looking At The Pre-Emptible VMs From Google (NASDAQ GOOG)

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Finance, Mobile

Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Introduces Lightening Docs for iPhone 6

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) has now announced the arrival of new lightening docks, which will be fully compatible with the likes of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. This announcement came along with the more popular release of MacBook and iMac. While, both the devices do have a lot of unique eye catching features, lightening docks release is a major breakthrough in itself. This article will … Continue reading Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Introduces Lightening Docs for iPhone 6

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