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.
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Investor’s Alert: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Glori Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:GLRI), BancFirst Corporation (NASDAQ:BANF), Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT)

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) to Live Stream Video of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Earnings on Yahoo Finance on January 27, 2015. Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) belongs to Technology sector. Its weekly performance is -2.61%. On last trading day company shares ended up $49.21. Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -0.52%. Zynga (NASDAQ:ZNGA) was the recipient of a large growth in … Continue reading Investor’s Alert: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Glori Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:GLRI), BancFirst Corporation (NASDAQ:BANF), Wipro Ltd. (NYSE:WIT)

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Stock News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Buys Another Interesting Startup

After the hugely successful acquisitions of WhatApp and Instagram, Facebook (NASDAQ FB) has brought another start-up. The name of the acquired start-up is Wit.ai. This startup deals with voice recognition. It makes technology which helps in the conversion of voice into actionable data. Facebook would be looking to make the most of this acquisition. Here in this article, we will take a close look at … Continue reading Stock News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Buys Another Interesting Startup

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Stocks to Keep Eyes On: CafePress Inc. (NASDAQ:PRSS), Linn Energy, LLC (NASDAQ:LINE), Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPR), Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH), MergeWorthRx (NASDAQ:MWRX)

CafePress (NASDAQ:PRSS) major shareholder Lloyd I. Miller III acquired 138,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $2.00 per share, with a total value of $276,800.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 547,700 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,095,400. CafePress Inc. (NASDAQ:PRSS) … Continue reading Stocks to Keep Eyes On: CafePress Inc. (NASDAQ:PRSS), Linn Energy, LLC (NASDAQ:LINE), Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPR), Dish Network (NASDAQ:DISH), MergeWorthRx (NASDAQ:MWRX)

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Stock News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Facing Charges over False Claims of Storage Space

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) is currently having a hard time, legally speaking. Recently, two men in Florida filed a lawsuit against Apple, saying that Apple is not providing the amount of storage space which they claim to provide. This leads to a customers opting for iCloud services, which is a paid one. Apple refused to comment on the matter. In this post, we will take a … Continue reading Stock News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Facing Charges over False Claims of Storage Space

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Stock in News: A Look at Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Health Bands

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) has now entered the highly competitive market of wearable devices with their health bands. Marketed not that heavily, Microsoft aims to get a sizable chunk of the market, which already has the likes of Nike Bands and the soon to enter Apple Watch. Microsoft’s health band provides a complete health overview with a good battery life and easily accessible tools of monitoring. … Continue reading Stock in News: A Look at Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Health Bands

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Stock in News: Speculating Apple (NASDAQ APPL) iPhone 7 Features

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) would be looking to continue its good run of 2014 into 2015. Apple introduced iPhone 6, Apple Pay and also announced Apple Watch. Apple users would also be looking forward to Apple iPhone 7 in 2015. After a successful iPhone 6 launch, what changes would Apple look to bring in their new iPhone? Will there be major radical changes? Here in this … Continue reading Stock in News: Speculating Apple (NASDAQ APPL) iPhone 7 Features

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