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.

Beverages: The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP), Sodastream International (NASDAQ:SODA), Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE:DPS)

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) plans a marketing blitz with commercials featuring football stars and jingles celebrating the football extravaganza. The beverage maker has also sponsored a tour of the FIFA World Cup trophy that will visit 90 countries overall. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) stock performance was 0.53% in last session and finished the day at…

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Active Stocks Basic Material: Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI), Allied Nevada (NYSEMKT:ANV), Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW), Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM)

CIBC has also modified their ratings on a number of other stocks in the few days. The firm upgraded shares of Gold Fields Limited (ADR) (NYSE:GFI) from a sector perform rating to an outperform rating.  Gold Fields Limited (ADR) (NYSE:GFI) stock performance was 1.87% in last session and finished the day at $4.36. Traded volume…

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Losers at NYSE: Aeropostale Inc. (NYSE:ARO), Santander Mexico Fincl Gp SAB (NYSE:BSMX), Empresas ICA (NYSE:ICA), XO Group (NYSE:XOXO)

Aeropostale Inc. (NYSE:ARO) reported a fourth quarter adjusted loss of $0.35 per share after the close Thursday, compared to the consensus estimate of a loss of $0.31 per share. Aeropostale Inc. (NYSE:ARO) stock performance was -20.14% in last session and finished the day at $5.83. Traded volume was 37.47 million shares in the last session…

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Aeropostale (NYSE:ARO) Plunges on Missed Earnings and Guidance

Shares of Aeropostale (NYSE:ARO) fell 19% on Friday after the retailer reported Q4 earnings and forward guidance that came in well below analyst estimates. Management also introduced a new capital allocation plan that will result in significant dilution for equity shareholders. Analysts have lowered their estimates and target prices post the announcement; Barclays, which has…

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Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Enters e-commerce with TheFind

Facebook (NASDAQ FB) has taken another big step. This time around, the social networking site has entered the e-commerce market space. Facebook has acquired thefind, thereby entering the given market. Facebook’s recent acquisition falls in line with the recent market movements. Thefind is an interesting ecommerce search app which enables users to search for ecommerce…

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