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

Stock in News: What Does Diversification Mean For Google (NASDAQ GOOG)

It’s worth examining Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG)’s plans from the prism of core competence. Legion are the tales of companies that have lost focus and become extinct. Think of Apple and its sorry state in the ‘90s when Steve Jobs made a comeback to the company and brought it back to life from the brink of death. Mr. Jobs famously drew four squares on a … Continue reading Stock in News: What Does Diversification Mean For Google (NASDAQ GOOG)

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Finance

Eye Catching Stocks : Youku Tudou Inc. (NYSE:YOKU), DR Horton Inc. (NYSE:DHI), Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust (NYSEMKT:FTF), Air Methods (NASDAQ:AIRM), SPTN

Xiaomi Technology Co Ltd will acquire a stake in Chinese video streaming firm Youku Tudou Inc. (NYSE:YOKU), cementing ties between China’s leading smartphone maker and one of the most popular content providers in the video-hungry country. Youku Tudou Inc. (NYSE:YOKU) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is -17.90% and weekly performance is 10.09%. On last trading day company shares ended up $21.72. Youku … Continue reading Eye Catching Stocks : Youku Tudou Inc. (NYSE:YOKU), DR Horton Inc. (NYSE:DHI), Franklin Templeton Limited Duration Income Trust (NYSEMKT:FTF), Air Methods (NASDAQ:AIRM), SPTN

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Hot Stock List: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:MXIM), Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCOI), Aviv REIT (NYSE:AVIV), Fidelity Southern (NASDAQ:LION), United Insurance (NASDAQ:UIHC)

Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ:MXIM) VP Christopher J. Neil sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.56, for a total transaction of $886,800.00. Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:MXIM) belongs to Technology sector. Its net profit margin is 14.40% and weekly performance is 0.55%. On … Continue reading Hot Stock List: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:MXIM), Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCOI), Aviv REIT (NYSE:AVIV), Fidelity Southern (NASDAQ:LION), United Insurance (NASDAQ:UIHC)

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Finance, Internet

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) News: Microsoft Word App Ranks High

According to recent reports Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Word mobile app is climbing its way up to the peak Apple charts. Microsoft has added some nice touches to Word on iOS, just after a day following the release of iOS Word. The app comes with basic editing and takes the No.2 spot in the free apps category in Apple’s App Store. The word ‘free’ has taken … Continue reading Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) News: Microsoft Word App Ranks High

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Finance, Mobile

Stock in News: A Look At Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Usage Of Cloud

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) search is the biggest search engine and web based service provider with the largest number of users in the World, capable of handling more than 3 billion searches per day. It is a multinational that provides a number of other internet related services and products as well such as cloud services, software, online advertising technologies products like nexus series tablets and … Continue reading Stock in News: A Look At Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Usage Of Cloud

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Finance, Internet

Active Stock: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Noticing A Shift Towards Android

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is observing a trend in Europe that more and more app developers are going “Android-First.” This transformation holds significance in the light of the fact that over the years app developers have preferred to launch their app on Apple’s iOS operating system first. Generally, it has been seen that after garnering success on iOS, then developers go ahead with their plans … Continue reading Active Stock: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Noticing A Shift Towards Android

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