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: Looking At Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Stock Performance

Google (NASDAQ GOOG) posted its quarterly reports last week and the stock has been seeing the effects ever since. The search engine giants have not been performing well in the stock market. The NASDAQ GOOG stock has come down by around $11 and ended the Thursday’s trading session at $538. This level is way lower as compared to the $571 levels at which the stock … Continue reading Stock in News: Looking At Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Stock Performance

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Finance, Mobile

Stock in News: Analysing the Nokia Based Revenue of Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT)

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) declared the Quarterly reports on Thursday after the close of markets. The much awaited reports saw Microsoft performing very well. In fact, the software giants have performed much better than they did, at the same time last year. The reports showed an EPS of $0.62 and a revenue of $21.73 Billion. Both these values are substantially more than the ones which Microsoft … Continue reading Stock in News: Analysing the Nokia Based Revenue of Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT)

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Diversified Tech, Internet

Tech Watchlist: Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL)

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced this morning that in partnership with BesTV New Media Co., a subsidiary of Shanghai Media Group, Xbox One will launch into China in September of this year. The all-in-one games and entertainment system will be the first of its kind to launch in the country, creating mutual opportunities for developers in China to bring their creative content to life both at home … Continue reading Tech Watchlist: Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL)

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Finance, Software

Bitcoin News: Bitcoins Enter the Social Networking Arena

Bitcoins remain probably the most exciting and promising form of digital currency in the market today. Back by many, this digital currency was touted as the successor for the current currencies. It was eagerly back by many. It still is. But without a shadow of a doubt, time has started to run out for Bitcoins. The digital currency has long been a promising commodity and … Continue reading Bitcoin News: Bitcoins Enter the Social Networking Arena

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Finance, Internet

Technical Analysis: What Can We Expect from Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) iPhone 7

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) is a stock which has not put a foot wrong in 2015. The stock has gained considerable ground since the release of iPhone 6. Considering the fact that iPhones are now probably the most important products from Apple, it would only make sense for us to look at iPhone 7 beforehand. We would do just that in this article. Here in this … Continue reading Technical Analysis: What Can We Expect from Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) iPhone 7

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Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Watch May Fail To Deliver

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) is a stock which has really outperformed other stocks in 2015. The stock has not put a foot wrong and has consistently grown. Apple is currently trading at $125 levels. Before the launch of iPhone 6, the stock was trading below the levels of $100. Some major analysts have predicted the levels of Apple to be around $135 in the coming quarter. … Continue reading Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Watch May Fail To Deliver

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