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

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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Finance, Mobile

Stock in Action: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Set To Enter the Mobile Payment Market

Google (NASDAQ GOOG) are set to enter the mobile payment market. They would come in direct competition with Apple. Google (NASDAQ GOOG) are planning to launch their own version of Google Wallet which would be a major competitor to the other mobile payment companies. Some of the other major companies in this segment include the likes of Samsung and Apple. It would be interesting to … Continue reading Stock in Action: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Set To Enter the Mobile Payment Market

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Stock Movers

Early Market Movers: Pandora (NYSE:P), Pixelworks (NASDAQ:PXLW), Agria Corp (NYSE:GRO)

Pandora (NYSE:P) was lower nearly 4% in recent pre-market trade even as it reported that listener hours on its internet radio service rose 9% to 1.51 billion in February. The number of active listeners rose 11% to 75.3 million. Pandora (NYSE:P)  said it plans to discontinue monthly disclosure of key audience metrics after a final monthly release in June 2014 for May. It will continue to … Continue reading Early Market Movers: Pandora (NYSE:P), Pixelworks (NASDAQ:PXLW), Agria Corp (NYSE:GRO)

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BioTech

Biotech Losers: Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AEGR), Insys Therapeutics (NASDAQ:INSY), NPS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:NPSP), XOMA Corp (NASDAQ:XOMA)

The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. reminds purchasers of Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:AEGR) between March 15, 2012 and January 9, 2014, inclusive (the “Class Period”) of the important Mach 17, 2014 lead plaintiff deadline in the class action seeking remedies under the federal securities laws. Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEGR) stock performance was -5.40% in last session and finished the day at $53.74. Traded volume was 1,222,609 … Continue reading Biotech Losers: Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AEGR), Insys Therapeutics (NASDAQ:INSY), NPS Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:NPSP), XOMA Corp (NASDAQ:XOMA)

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Finance, Mobile

Stock Forecast: What Can We Expect From the Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) remains a top technology stock in the market today. The stock has really performed well in the past three-four months, with analysts still expecting bigger and better things from the MSFT stock. Under the leadership of Satya Nadella, Microsoft has undergone a drastic change. The mobile and cloud first strategy has seemingly worked wonders for the Microsoft stock. In this article, we … Continue reading Stock Forecast: What Can We Expect From the Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock

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