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: Tracking Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock Movement

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) stock has recently seen a bit of correction in its levels. After seeing a high of around $50, Microsoft stock has come down a bit to the levels of $44. This correction was rather expected after the stock had continually grown for around 3 months. Microsoft might be looking towards much brighter times, something which is further explained in the following article. … Continue reading Stock in News: Tracking Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock Movement

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Finance

Stocks Downgrades: Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), CommonWealth REIT (NYSE:CWH), QEP Resources (NYSE:QEP), Zillow (NASDAQ:Z)

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) was downgraded by analysts at Standpoint Research from a buy rating to a hold rating. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) stock performance was 0.51% in last session and finished the day at $23.52. Traded volume was 28.73million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 44.52million shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.37. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) … Continue reading Stocks Downgrades: Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), CommonWealth REIT (NYSE:CWH), QEP Resources (NYSE:QEP), Zillow (NASDAQ:Z)

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Finance, Mobile

Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Q2 Earnings Preview and Projections

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) has been one stock which has not put a foot wrong in 2015. The Cupertino based tech giants have performed well in the market, something which has been expected from them. Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) stock has traded around the levels of $125 which is way ahead of the $95 level which it was on in the latter part of last year. Much … Continue reading Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Q2 Earnings Preview and Projections

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Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Acquires Mobile Analytics Firm Datazen

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) has acquired the mobile analytics firm datazen. According to various sources, the deal between the two firms was finalized in the past couple of days. Microsoft should be benefited by this deal which would see them further strengthening their new mobile and cloud based policies. Datazen is a mobile business intelligence and data visualization service. Here in this article, we will take … Continue reading Stock in News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Acquires Mobile Analytics Firm Datazen

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Top News: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Stores will begin accepting any of the company’s products for recycling at no charge. Even better, if the items look resealable, you might even get a store credit, a.k.a. an Apple gift card. CEO Tim Cook last month told shareholders the company wants to “leave the world better than we found it,” and this initiative is part of that. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) … Continue reading Top News: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK)

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Basic material Volatile Stocks: Atlas Energy (NYSE:ATLS), Magellan Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ:MPET), Senomyx (NASDAQ:SNMX), Forbes Energy Services (NASDAQ:FES)

Atlas Resource Partners, L.P. (NYSE:ATLS) announces that Atlas Resource Partners will be presenting at the IPAA Oil & Gas Investment Symposium on Monday, April 7th in New York, NY. Matthew A. Jones, President, will be presenting for Atlas Resource Partners at 4:10pm ET. Atlas Energy LP (NYSE:ATLS) stock performance was -7.91% in last session and finished the day at $39.61. Traded volume was 2.95million shares … Continue reading Basic material Volatile Stocks: Atlas Energy (NYSE:ATLS), Magellan Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ:MPET), Senomyx (NASDAQ:SNMX), Forbes Energy Services (NASDAQ:FES)

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