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 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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Finance, Internet

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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Finance, Internet

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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Finance, Mobile

Stock in Action: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Enters the Wireless Market

Google (NASDAQ GOOG) is going to enter the wireless market. The search engine giants have always been innovative in terms of their products and services. Therefore this latest venture from Google does not come as a giant surprise. Google has been known to enter niche markets and then they go on and change a lot of its landscape. Google would be hoping to do the … Continue reading Stock in Action: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Enters the Wireless Market

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Finance, Internet

Stock Focus: What Can We Expect From Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Browser Spartan

There is change in the air which surrounds the mighty Microsoft. After Satya Nadella took charge of the company, the focus has drastically shifted to a mobile first , cloud first strategy. That does not change the fact that Microsoft has its major revenues from its Operating Systems. After a much anticipated launch of Windows 10, people all over the world are still comprehending about … Continue reading Stock Focus: What Can We Expect From Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Browser Spartan

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