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, Mobile

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: Apple Posts The Best Quarter in History

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) is currently on a roll. The stock has been trading at all time high levels which is simply incredible. Apple broke the $120 levels in the recent times and has been trading comfortably above the $100 levels which were earlier seen as major levels. Apple also posted their recent Q4 earnings report and they have been spectacular as expected by most of … Continue reading Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: Apple Posts The Best Quarter in History

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Stock in News: A Look At Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Q4 Reports

Facebook (NASDAQ FB), on 28th January, released its final quarter earnings report. The report also contained the year end earning reports. The report makes two things plain and clear: Facebook are currently reaping in a lot of advertising revenues. Second, the social networking giants are looking to make long term investment decisions which help the company expand and connect with their audience in a better … Continue reading Stock in News: A Look At Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Q4 Reports

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Finance, Internet

Stock in Action: A Reaction to Google’s (NASDAQ GOOG) Mixed Earnings Result

Google was expected to send out a strong Q4 earnings report which should have been a big positive for the GOOG stock. However, Google came out with an earnings report which has been a major talking point in the stock market. The Google (NASDAQ GOOG) stock also responded unfavourably after the report came out, with the stock price going down by around 2%. This is … Continue reading Stock in Action: A Reaction to Google’s (NASDAQ GOOG) Mixed Earnings Result

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Stock in Focus: What does a New High Mean To Apple (NASDAQ AAPL)?

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) can do no wrong currently. The stock is currently reaping the success of iPhone 6 and looking forward to major releases in the coming months. Apple Pay is another major venture from Apple which looks very promising and is immensely popular among the Apple users. Apple watch is another heavily anticipated product which may take the market by storm. The stock has … Continue reading Stock in Focus: What does a New High Mean To Apple (NASDAQ AAPL)?

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Finance, Mobile

Stock News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Introduces Outlook For Android and iOS Users

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) is having an adventurous week in the market. After the January 21 event, where Satya Nadella led Microsoft introduced Windows 10, Microsoft have now introduced Outlook for their Android and iOS users. This is a major step for the product and for Microsoft. Outlook is an old Microsoft product which is used on a large scale by a multitude of people. Therefore, … Continue reading Stock News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Introduces Outlook For Android and iOS Users

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Stock in News: A Preview of Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Q4 Earnings

Facebook (NASDAQ FB), the world’s largest social networking site, is going to present its Q4 revenue and earnings shortly. The Mark Zuckerberg led social networking giants have had a good financial year with the stock performing strongly. The stock may well move onto bigger values in the coming days and the stock holders would be hoping that they get to see the stock perform consistently … Continue reading Stock in News: A Preview of Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Q4 Earnings

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