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.
BioTech

Biotech Top Gainers: Northwest Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:NWBO), Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALXN), Merrimack Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:MACK), Enzon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ENZN)

German health regulators have granted Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:NWBO) special permission to sell its experimental brain cancer drug, DCVax-L, in the country, even though the small US biotechnology company has not yet completed its late-stage trial of the immunotherapy. Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc (NASDAQ:NWBO) stock performance was 29.55% in last session and finished the day at $7.85. Traded volume was 6,155,092 million shares in the last … Continue reading Biotech Top Gainers: Northwest Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:NWBO), Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALXN), Merrimack Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:MACK), Enzon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ENZN)

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Stock Movers

Financial Movers: National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Freddie Mac (OTCBB:FMCC), Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT), Rosetta Genomic (NASDAQ:ROSG)

Shares of National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG) are up nearly 10% Monday following Deutsche Bank’s new coverage of the stock at a Buy rating and EUR4.50 price target (approx $6.25 based on Monday’s exchange rate). The rating results from Deutsche Bank’s forecast for a strong recovery in fundamentals for the Greek banking sector. In addition, the bank will release Q4 earnings on March 27. It … Continue reading Financial Movers: National Bank of Greece (NYSE:NBG), Freddie Mac (OTCBB:FMCC), Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT), Rosetta Genomic (NASDAQ:ROSG)

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Finance

Overbought NYSE Stocks: Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:SIX), Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX), Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS), BEAM Inc (NYSE:BEAM)

New Orleans’ latest call for someone to take on the redevelopment of the blighted former Six Flags Entertainment Corp (NYSE:SIX) theme park received just one response. Six Flags Entertainment Corp (NYSE:SIX) stock performance was 0.10% in last session and finished the day at $42.06. Traded volume was 644,131.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 702.77K shares. The beta … Continue reading Overbought NYSE Stocks: Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:SIX), Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX), Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS), BEAM Inc (NYSE:BEAM)

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Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Revamps Contacts

Google (NASDAQ GOOG) are always wanting to better themselves as a company. Google contacts have always been one Google application which requires certain up-gradation. Google (NASDAQ GOOG) has been one of the best performing companies in the technology sector in the recent months. Therefore such feature upgrades would further help the company reach greater heights and achieve richer potential. Adding such contacts to Gmail apps … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Revamps Contacts

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Finance

Unusual Volume At NASDAQ: Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ:HA), Energy Recovery (NASDAQ:ERII), Zogenix (NASDAQ:ZGNX), FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL)

Last week, Hawaiian Holdings, (NASDAQ: HA) announced that it will end its daily flights between Honolulu and Fukuoka, Japan, at the end of June. This marks the second international route that Hawaiian Airlines has canceled in the past year — last April, the company decided to drop its four-times weekly service between Honolulu and Manila. Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:HA) stock performance was 8.42% in last … Continue reading Unusual Volume At NASDAQ: Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ:HA), Energy Recovery (NASDAQ:ERII), Zogenix (NASDAQ:ZGNX), FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL)

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BioTech

Biotech Active Stocks: MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:INO), Rexahn Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:RNN), Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PPHM)

Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NYSEMKT:INO) raises $63 million, secures capital needs for near-term trial advancement and preparation to enter Phase lll studies. Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NYSEMKT:INO) dropped -1.96 percent to $3.51 yesterday on volume of INO 6.88million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $3.50 to $3.71. Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NYSEMKT:INO) has a market capitalization of $795.32million. After announcing two years ago that it would … Continue reading Biotech Active Stocks: MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:INO), Rexahn Pharmaceuticals (NYSEMKT:RNN), Peregrine Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PPHM)

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