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.

Drugs Generic: Neurocrine Biosciences (NASDAQ:NBIX), The Medicines Company (NASDAQ:MDCO), Avanir Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVNR), Horizon Pharma (NASDAQ:HZNP)

Investors eyeing a purchase of Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:NBIX) stock, but tentative about paying the going market price of $14.27/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is the November put at the $11 strike, which has a bid at the time of…

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Drug Manufacturer Stocks: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE:TEVA), Prana Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PRAN), Amarin Corporation (NASDAQ:AMRN), Depomed Inc (NASDAQ:DEPO)

National Alliance Securities assumed coverage on shares of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:TEVA) in a research note issued to investors on Monday, Analyst Ratings Netreports. The firm issued a buy rating and a $64.22 price target on the stock. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:TEVA) stock performance was -1.18% in last session and finished…

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NASDAQ Active Runners: Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA)

Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) VP William M. Holt sold 13,331 shares of Intel stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.36, for a total transaction of $351,405.16. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) stock performance was -0.95% in last session and finished the day at $26.16. Traded volume was…

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