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, Mobile

(NASDAQ AAPL) Apple Stock Downgraded : What Impact?

Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) stock has rallied 26.47% year-to-date. However, Deutsche Bank analysts led by Sherri Scribner believe that the stock has “limited catalysts” going forward. The research firm has downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold, and reduced the price target from $105 to $102. The rally in Apple stock this year was mainly driven by huge expectations from the iPhone 6 and 6 … Continue reading (NASDAQ AAPL) Apple Stock Downgraded : What Impact?

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BioTech, Finance

Biotech Stocks: A Look At the Most Promising Biotech Stocks

The oft-trodden path for a startup biotech is to aim for either a buyout or an IPO—or at minimum, a partnership with a big pharmaceutical company—before dealing with the hefty price tag of a Phase 3 study. One local biotech, however, took on the risk of bucking that trend—and succeeded. That story and much more below. Boston and Hayward, CA-based Intarcia turned heads earlier this … Continue reading Biotech Stocks: A Look At the Most Promising Biotech Stocks

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Finance, Software

Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Symbol and Code to Be Standardised soon

The Bitcoin Foundation’s Financial Standards Working Group has shed new light on its priorities for the next six months, announcing it will attempt to standardise bitcoin’s code, currency symbol and subunits over that period. The group’s formal plan of action follows its first emergence as an unnamed standards committee this June, when a post on the Bitcoin Foundation community forum called for volunteers for the … Continue reading Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Symbol and Code to Be Standardised soon

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Finance, Internet

Stock Review: Bill Gates Happy With the “New” Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT)

Bill Gates sat down with Bloomberg Television anchor Erik Schatzker at the Sibos conference in Boston, where they discussed Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT)’s strategy, the Ebola outbreak, his philanthropic efforts, financial payment systems in Africa and more. On whether Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is moving fast enough, Gates said, “I’m very happy with what he’s doing. I see a new sense of energy. There’s a … Continue reading Stock Review: Bill Gates Happy With the “New” Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT)

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Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Germany Aims To Alter Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Privacy Policies

Google is in trouble with a German watchdog group over privacy policy matters. Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG)’s last privacy policy change went into affect two years ago, but that doesn’t mean the policy isn’t in need of changes. Some European watchdog groups hope to change the privacy policy. Earlier this week, German regulators demanded the search giant to limit how it combines user data spanning … Continue reading Stock in News: Germany Aims To Alter Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Privacy Policies

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Finance, Internet

Active Stock : Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Wins $2B in Damages

Facebook is getting success in its fight against fake likes, and has won over $2 billion in legal judgments against spammers. As soon as Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) decided to get rid of the fake ‘likes’ on its website, there are reports claiming that it has won more than $2 billion in legal judgments against spammers selling fake likes to the businesses. There are businesses … Continue reading Active Stock : Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Wins $2B in Damages

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