07/03
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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.

Eye-Catching Stocks: Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL), Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ), Oi SA (ADR) (NYSE:OIBR), Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT)

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Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) climbed 5.5% after the fuel-cell specialist got an analyst upgrade. Yet, as has happened with increasing frequency in this volatile market, the upgrade came with a catch: the analyst also reduced the price target on the company, in part to reflect the plunge in Plug Power’s share price over the past…

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NYSE Bullish stocks: Noranda Aluminum Holding (NYSE:NOR), Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (NYSE:EBR.B), Platform Specialty Products (NYSE:PAH), Doral Financial (NYSE:DRL), Dillard’s (NYSE:DDS)

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In the annual meeting of stockholders of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation (NYSE:NOR), on May 9, 2014 the Company’s stockholders approved the Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2014 LTI Plan”). A summary of the 2014 LTI Plan is included on pages 32 – 36 of the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual…

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Volatile Stocks: Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:WAVX), SFX Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:SFXE), Summer Infant (NASDAQ:SUMR), QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ:QUIK), Kingold Jewelry Inc (NASDAQ:KGJI)

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Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:WAVX), announced May 13, 2014 that its management software has been validated for use with SanDisk’s new self-encrypting solid state drive (SSD) for corporate environments, the SanDisk X300s SSD.”The SanDisk X300s SSD offers strong protection for companies’ most sensitive data, and when combined with Wave’s superior management capabilities, will deliver customers with…

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Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock News: Microsoft makes Bing Mobile Friendly

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Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) will be making Bing Search Engine mobile friendly. This news comes days after Google (NASDAQ GOOG) did the same with their own Search Engine. Signifying the importance of smartphones and other mobile devices, Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) announced that they will be prioritizing mobile friendly websites on its search engine, Bing. Here in…

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