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: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Cuts Xbox One Prices

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) is set to cut the price of the Xbox One by $50 this holiday season. The tech giant’s special holiday promotion will be valid on Xbox One consoles or bundles until January 3rd. This deal will be available at all major retailers in the United States including Amazon, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Game Stop, Toys R Us, and Microsoft Store. Yusef … Continue reading Stock in News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Cuts Xbox One Prices

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Finance, Mobile

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: Apple Pay Faces Risk as Some Start Rejecting the System

Apple Pay, the mobile payment service of Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) is facing a risk after CVS Health Corp (NYSE CVS) and Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE RAD), the two major pharmacy chain operator in the United States rejected the system. Wal-Mar Stores, CVS Heakth, Rite Aid, Best Buy and 50 other retailers are working on their own mobile payment system called CurrentC. According to Bloomberg … Continue reading Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: Apple Pay Faces Risk as Some Start Rejecting the System

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Finance, Internet

Active Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Drive, Google Docs Down For Some

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) is investing some reported problems with Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides. The company’s App Status Dashboard shows a disruption on all four services, and it didn’t take long for complaints about the disruption to start pouring onto Twitter. Users who are having problems with these Google services are receiving a 500 server error. Google said that it is “investigating reports of … Continue reading Active Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Drive, Google Docs Down For Some

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Finance, Internet

Stock in News: A Look At What Taxes Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Pays

According to documents filed with Companies House on Tuesday October 21, Facebook’s UK corporation tax bill came to a grand total of $4,005 in 2013. To give that statement even greater resonance, the income tax paid by a London school teacher is equal to over $4,430. Not only was the company’s corporation tax bill pitifully small, it actually had a credit balance of $230,414 due … Continue reading Stock in News: A Look At What Taxes Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Pays

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Biotechnology Stockmarket Biotech
BioTech, Finance

Biotech Stock News: The Best Biotech Stocks In The Market Right Now

Biotech stocks to buy aren’t exactly the most popular investments on Wall Street right now. The “risk on” environment of 2013 seems to have evaporated, with volatility heating up and many investors taking shelter in old stalwarts like consumer staples and even bond funds. Biotech stocks are often seen as risky and more speculative by investors, particularly those who prefer entrenched health care stocks like … Continue reading Biotech Stock News: The Best Biotech Stocks In The Market Right Now

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Finance, Mobile

Stock in Focus: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) User Forum Flooded With Iran-Focused Requests

Last week, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) announced that over a million testers have registered for its Windows 10 Technical Preview in just two weeks. The software giant said it had received more than 200,000 “pieces of user-initiated feedback.” About one-third of the builds are run virtually, with the remaining two-thirds running it natively. Tens of thousands of users have voted on the company’s user forums … Continue reading Stock in Focus: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) User Forum Flooded With Iran-Focused Requests

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