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.

Stock in News: Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT), Aoxin Tianli (NASDAQ:ABAC), The Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK), W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW), Six Flags Entertainment (NYSE:SIX)

On Jan 26, Mattel Inc (NASDAQ:MAT) removed Chief Executive Brian Stockton after another disappointing holiday shopping season for the maker of the aging Barbie doll. The company, which also warned of a fifth straight drop in quarterly sales, has struggled in recent years as young girls shun nearly 56-year old Barbie in favor of electronic…

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