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.

Financial Sector New Lows: Moneygram International (NASDAQ:MGI), Silver Bay Realty (NYSE:SBY), Square 1 Financial Inc (NASDAQ:SQBK), Starwood Waypoint Residential (NYSE:SWAY)

Walmart Stores Inc. is delving deeper into financial services at its stores and shaking up the money transfer business. The world’s largest retailer introduced a money transfer service Thursday that it says will cut fees for its low-income customers by up to 50 percent, compared with similar services elsewhere. Shares of MoneyGram International Inc. (NASDAQ:MGI)…

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