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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.

5 Active Stocks: Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB), Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE:CLF), Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII), Orchids Paper Products (NYSEMKT:TIS), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM)

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Shares of steel company Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB) fell in trading Monday as Chinese rebar and iron ore futures slowed for the fourth straight session on declining demand, according to Reuters. Gerdau S.A. (NYSE:GGB) belongs to Basic Materials sector. Its net profit margin is 3.40% and weekly performance is 9.91%. On last trading day company shares…

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Stock in News: A look at Facebook’s (NASDAQ FB) New Acquisition

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Facebook (NASDAQ FB) has recently been in news for some exciting acquisitions. They have acquired another start-up which deals with video compression. Quickfire, a video compression start-up has been acquired by Facebook. This acquisition comes after the recent acquisition of wit.ai. Facebook has been looking to become a big player in the field of online…

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Top Stocks: J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP), Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB), BPZ Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BPZ), Medical Properties Trust (NYSE:MPW), AT&T (NYSE:T)

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Several dozen J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) stores will close over the next year, the company announced Thursday. The 40 closures represent nearly 4 percent of J.C. Penney’s 1,060 stores, according to Business Insider. J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE:JCP) belongs to Services sector. Its net profit margin is -5.60% and weekly performance is…

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