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.

Financial Stocks On the Move: Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)

Reports are out this morning that Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) is being accused by New York attorney general of fabricating foreclosure documents. Despite this the company’s shares are up 1.54% nearing the top end of the 52-week range. The company has a dividend yield of 1.20 and a price to earnings ration of 12.35. Wells Fargo…

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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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