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

Active Stock: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Starts Stickers Feature in Comments Section

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) stickers can now be used for comments on people’s Timeline posts, Group Posts and Event Posts. Until now, these cute stickers could only be used in Facebook Messenger, but now the company has plans to make the stickers available to a wider audience. In order to add stickers on the timeline or in the comments, users need to tap the smiley … Continue reading Active Stock: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Starts Stickers Feature in Comments Section

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Biotech Stock Finance Bio Tech
BioTech, Finance

Biotech Stock in News: A Look at Biotech Stocks Related to Ebola

Little-known medical equipment and biotech companies jumped on Wall Street on Monday, following news that a nurse had become the first person to contract the deadly Ebola virus in the United States. Shares of biotechnology company Ibio Inc , hazmat suits maker Lakeland Industries Inc , and face mask maker Alpha Pro Tech Ltd were all higher near midday. Investors have piled into various companies … Continue reading Biotech Stock in News: A Look at Biotech Stocks Related to Ebola

Richard Atkins
Finance, Software

Bitcoin News: Emerging Markets Aimed By New Bitcoin Wallet App

Philippines-based exchange Coins.ph today released a mobile bitcoin wallet app with features the company says are aimed squarely at emerging market use cases. As well as standard wallet functions, the Android-only app allows users to buy and sell bitcoin through various channels, top up prepaid mobile phones, pay bills, and even work as a mobile remittance service by converting to Philippines pesos. Coins.ph CEO Ron … Continue reading Bitcoin News: Emerging Markets Aimed By New Bitcoin Wallet App

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Finance, Internet

Active Stock: Microsoft(NASDAQ MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella Gets Criticism Over Sexist Remarks

A women’s computer science conference (Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing) was held on Thursday with the aim to celebrate women in technology. During the conference, the celebrated CEO of Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ MSFT) made remarks regarding women’s pay. He said that it is a good thing that women do not ask for a raise – mostly men do. He said that the women … Continue reading Active Stock: Microsoft(NASDAQ MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella Gets Criticism Over Sexist Remarks

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Finance, Mobile

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: Pre-Orders in China Pass 20M For iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus

Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL)’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus shattered all sales records by selling more than 10 million units in the U.S. and elsewhere in the opening weekend. The company had received over four million pre-orders in the first 24 hours. But that’s nothing to the response Apple’s new devices have received in China alone. Pre-orders for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in … Continue reading Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: Pre-Orders in China Pass 20M For iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus

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Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) To Reach $1T Market Cap First

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) is scheduled to release its next earnings report on Thursday. Analysts at BGC are expecting to see a 23% growth rate for Google’s core business in the September quarter. BGC analysts believe Google Inc may be worth $1,500 a share by 2020 and should be the first stock to reach $1T Market Capitalization. In a report dated Oct. 10, 2014, BGC … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) To Reach $1T Market Cap First

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