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.

Biotech Stock in News: Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Not Favoring Endo Bid

Shares of Endo International (ENDP) declined 2.27% to close the trading session on Sep 22 at $66.16 following Auxilium Pharmaceuticals’ (AUXL) rejection of Endo’s unsolicited takeover bid. Auxilium Pharma after reviewing Endo’s $2.2 billion or 28.10 per share offer turned it down as it felt that the proposal grossly undervalued the company. However, Auxilium Pharma…

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Stock in News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Due Next Week According to Sources

Still wonder what Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT)’s next OS will be named? Windows 9, said Alain Crozier, president of Microsoft France. And it will be unveiled at the software giant’s September 30 event in San Francisco, Crozier added. The Redmond-based company tried to backtrack on his comments, but not before WPCentral had spotted it. During…

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Stock in News: EU- Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Battle Thickens

After Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) had settled with European regulators over its search practices, European Commission members are now calling on the search giant to improve its settlement proposal or face more severe punishment. After agreeing to a settlement in February, political leaders want to re-open negotiations amid pressure from powerful European interests. Joaquín Almunia,…

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