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: What is Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Planning For WhatsApp

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) has spent a large amount in acquiring WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app, and this acquisition has come at a huge cost of more than $19 billion. Though the general perception might be that Facebook would want to monetize its investments and seek good returns ASAP, a report indicates that the social network has no such plans for the time being. … Continue reading Active Stock: What is Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Planning For WhatsApp

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Finance, Internet

Microsoft Looking For No Email Attachments

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) wants to make things a little bit easier for it’s email users. The company’s Outlook Web App simplifies everything by allowing users to send links to attachments stored on OneDrive for Business.Microsoft thinks the process of attaching, opening, modifying, and re-sending documents takes too much time. The new Outlook Web and OneDrive for Business apps will make sharing and collaborating that … Continue reading Microsoft Looking For No Email Attachments

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Biotech Stock Finance Bio Tech
BioTech, Finance

Biotech Stock News: Regeneron’s Eylea Gets An Important Approval From FDA

Good news flowed in at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) when the FDA cleared the company’s highly successful injectable eye drug for macular edema following retinal vein occlusion (RVO), a common retinal vascular disorder. Approval for the broad RVO indication includes sub-indications like, macular edema following branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and macular edema following central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). We remind investors that Eylea is already … Continue reading Biotech Stock News: Regeneron’s Eylea Gets An Important Approval From FDA

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Finance, Software

Bitcoin News: Bitcoin-Backed Money To Get A Big Boost From Philippine Government Bill

A member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines has introduced a bill that would seek to create a government-backed “e-peso” that would serve as an official medium of exchange for domestic online payments. Introduced as part of the E-Peso Act of 2014, the payments tool would be considered legal tender for debt, taxes and goods and services, according to a report by The … Continue reading Bitcoin News: Bitcoin-Backed Money To Get A Big Boost From Philippine Government Bill

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Finance, Mobile

(NASDAQ AAPL) Apple Opening Up Another Store in Turkey

Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) is expanding retail presence in Turkey. After a huge retail store launch in Instabul in early 2014, The iPhone maker is set to launch it’s second store inside Instanbul’s Akasya Shopping Center. The first Apple store in Instabul was located at the upscale Zorlu center. It is located in a subterranean spot underneath a mall plaza. However, the second store will … Continue reading (NASDAQ AAPL) Apple Opening Up Another Store in Turkey

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Finance, Internet

Active Stock: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Q3 Earnings Preview

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) is scheduled to release and discuss its third-quarter financial result on Thursday, October 16 at 1:30 P.M. Pacific Time. Analysts at Bernstein Research believed that investors are still primarily focused on the company’s revenue growth sustainability, the trajectory of its operating expenses, margin and capex. According to Bernstein Research analysts Carlos Kijner and Peter Paskhaver, their third-quarter revenue and EBITDA estimates … Continue reading Active Stock: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Q3 Earnings Preview

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