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: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Responds To Legal Threats

The law firm of Lavely & Singer, which is representing a number of the (mostly) female celebrities who had their iCloud accounts hacked, and their pictures posted all over the Internet have been calling on Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) to remove the pics from their sites for some time now. But in a typical grandiose letter the firm threatened a lawsuit that “could well exceed” … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Responds To Legal Threats

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Finance, Internet

Active Stock: WhatsApp Formally A Part Of Facebook (NASDAQ FB)

Social media giant Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) announced on Monday, October 6th that its $20 billion plus acquisition of instant messaging leader Whatsapp was finalized as both the U.S. SEC and the European Commission had signed off on the deal. Shares of acquisition-happy Facebook are up 41 cents at $77.85 as of 1:45 PM ET Monday. Further details regarding the final terms of the deal … Continue reading Active Stock: WhatsApp Formally A Part Of Facebook (NASDAQ FB)

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Biotech Stock Finance Bio Tech
BioTech, Finance

Biotech Stock News: A Weekly Analysis of Major Biotech Stocks

Mergers and acquisitions were back in the news last week with Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL) being the target this time around. The company, which is looking to acquire QLT Inc (QLTI), received a proposal from Endo International plc (ENDP). Other updates last week include the usual regulatory and pipeline-related news. Gilead remained in the news thanks yet again to its hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment, Sovaldi. … Continue reading Biotech Stock News: A Weekly Analysis of Major Biotech Stocks

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Finance, Software

Bitcoin News: Russia Proposes Monetary Penalties on Bitcoin Usage

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation has released the full version of the draft bill that, if passed in current form, would effectively ban the creation and distribution of software that allows for the use of money substitutes, including bitcoin and all digital currencies. First announced as a proposal in August, the news marks the first time that the Ministry of Finance has … Continue reading Bitcoin News: Russia Proposes Monetary Penalties on Bitcoin Usage

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Finance, Internet

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock Analysis: What Can Investors Expect from Windows 10

With Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) having announced the new Windows 10 operating system, attention of its potential customer base will now turn to what the software giant purports to offer in this updated Windows. Particularly critical to Microsoft with this release will be getting the business community back on its side, as Windows 8 was singularly unsuccessful in attracting commercial customers. Windows 8 flopped all … Continue reading Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock Analysis: What Can Investors Expect from Windows 10

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Finance, Mobile

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: App Store Outages Affects Apple Users

Some Apple iOS and Mac users reported download problems within the AppStore on Friday morning. On Friday morning, some Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) iOS and Mac users reported AppStore outages that prevented them from downloading new apps. This issue started about half an hour ago. Some of the users reported obtuse error messages but others reported paused downloads. The availability most likely affects App Store … Continue reading Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: App Store Outages Affects Apple Users

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