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

Services Sector Oversold Stocks: Cache (NASDAQ:CACH), Controladora Vuela Co (NYSE:VLRS), Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI), Body Central Corp (NASDAQ:BODY)

Cache Inc. (NASDAQ:CACH) saw a big move last session, as the company’s shares fell by over 13% on the day. The move came on pretty good volume too with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. Cache, Inc. (NASDAQ:CACH) stock performance was -5.31% in last session and finished the day at $3.03. Traded volume was 169.6K shares in the last session and … Continue reading Services Sector Oversold Stocks: Cache (NASDAQ:CACH), Controladora Vuela Co (NYSE:VLRS), Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI), Body Central Corp (NASDAQ:BODY)

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Looking At More Acquisitions

Facebook (NASDAQ FB) has been a top performing stock in the market for the past few months. The acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram have helped as well. Although they are not generating money, both the acquisitions have immense potential, which Facebook definitely acknowledges. News in the market is that Facebook might be looking to make further additions to their portfolio. This is a piece of … Continue reading Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Looking At More Acquisitions

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Finance

Consumer Goods Most Active: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is committed to offering innovative products and services, and the fact that the company could provide iTunes Radio for Android devices shows it’s flexible enough to adapt to a rapidly changing technology market. With more consumers selecting Android smartphones and tablets, and the increasing demand for streaming music services, launching iTunes Radio for Android devices could help Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) in a … Continue reading Consumer Goods Most Active: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: A Look At Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Nexus 6

Google (NASDAQ GOOG) introduced the Nexus 6 smartphone way back in November last year. However, the phone had taken its own time in releasing worldwide. The new Nexus smartphone had a variety of cool features. It was released as a competition to samsung and Windows phones, particularly Note series and Galaxy S. Google would be delighted with the response that it received for this phone, … Continue reading Stock in News: A Look At Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Nexus 6

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Finance, Mobile

Tech Movers: Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK), BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ:BBRY)

The Internet has had a strong reaction to Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) announcing on Tuesday that it will purchase Oculus VR for $2 billion. Some have wondered what would happen to the sex simulator that was created for Oculus Rift. While some think Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) buying Oculus would hinder the, well, reality of the sex simulator’s development, others joked that Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: … Continue reading Tech Movers: Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK), BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ:BBRY)

Richard Atkins
Analysis, Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Twitter (NASDAQ TWTR) Facing Lawsuit for Gender Discrimination

According to market reports, Twitter (NASDAQ TWTR) is facing class action lawsuit for Gender Discrimination. The Micro Blogging site is in the news, but not in the manner they would have been hoping for. A former employee has raised this case, where she claims that policies in Twitter favour men over women. Software firms have had problems in this very area, in the past. Twitter … Continue reading Stock in News: Twitter (NASDAQ TWTR) Facing Lawsuit for Gender Discrimination

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