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, Internet

Google Plans Services For Children, What Impact for GOOG Stock?

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) has announced that it will expand its target audience to include kids under the age of 13, by offering accounts to children for its products like YouTube and Gmail. The company will allow parents to set up accounts for their children and control the data children can access through a dashboard. This is a bold move by the tech giant in … Continue reading Google Plans Services For Children, What Impact for GOOG Stock?

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BioTech, Finance

Biotech News: Top Stocks Review For The Week

The trading session has ended on a higher note as the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 16,569.98, up 0.10% and the NASDAQ Composite closed at 4,401.33, up 0.70%. The S&P 500 finished the day 0.28% higher at 1,936.92. During the trading session seven out of ten sectors finished on a positive note. The S&P 500 Health Care Sector Index finished the day at 700.04, … Continue reading Biotech News: Top Stocks Review For The Week

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AAPL NASDAQ AAPL Apple Inc
Finance, Mobile

AAPL Stock in Focus: Apple Reaches $100 Levels

Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) stock is back up at a level it hasn’t seen in over a year (on a split adjusted basis). This is the first time the company’s shares passed $100 since the seven for one stock split. Analysts from both RBC and Morgan Stanley are touting Apple’s upcoming products. The RBC team thinks the iPhone 6 will be even bigger than anyone … Continue reading AAPL Stock in Focus: Apple Reaches $100 Levels

Richard Atkins
Finance, Mobile

FB Messenger App Poised to Shine (Facebook News)

The unwanted Facebook Messenger app has been downloaded more than 500 million times on Android. Even though users were initially irritated by Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB)’s separation of messaging from its basic app, they’re apparently not too worried about it after all. The app tops the charts for most downloaded in both Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG)’s Play Store and Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL)’s list of … Continue reading FB Messenger App Poised to Shine (Facebook News)

Richard Atkins
BioTech, Finance

Active Biotech Stock: A Look at Mannkind Corp

Shares of MannKind Corp. have been on a wild ride over the past year. Most of this volatility is the result of emotionally-charged retail investors pushing the stock past realistic valuation levels. This stock serves as another glaring example as to why it’s generally a bad idea to follow the crowd when investing in biotech stocks. MannKind Corp. (NASDAQ MNKD) is the latest cult biotech … Continue reading Active Biotech Stock: A Look at Mannkind Corp

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Active Stock Update: Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) Has Big Plans For iPhone6

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ AAPL) shares edged upward by more than 1% today after RBC Capital Markets analysts said they see a tremendous amount of upside potential for the company thanks to the upcoming iPhone 6. RBC Capital Markets analysts are extremely bullish on Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) heading into the iPhone 6 launch cycle. Analyst Amit Daryanani said in his latest report that he is … Continue reading Active Stock Update: Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) Has Big Plans For iPhone6

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