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, Mobile

Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Creates Photo Recognition Program

A new artificial intelligence program has been created that can automatically produce an accurate caption based on the content of the image. The program being developed by Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) and researchers at Stanford University will analyze a scanned image of the Mona Lisa and be able to describe (caption) it as “a plump woman in dark clothes with an enigmatic smile.” A photo … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Creates Photo Recognition Program

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Finance, Internet

Active Stock: Sheryl Sandberg Sells Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Shares

Sheryl Sandberg from Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is leaning in on the stock, selling 283,000 shares at a price of $74.33 in the social networking company as algorithmic traders are watching longer term support levels. After Sandberg’s sale she holds nearly 5.1 million shares with a total market value near $382 million. Insider selling at Facebook (FB) has totaled more than $19 billion while insider … Continue reading Active Stock: Sheryl Sandberg Sells Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Shares

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Finance

Trader’s Recap: Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC), Mercantile Bank Corp. (NASDAQ:MBWM), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK)

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) declared the schedule of several data presentations on Iclusig (ponatinib) that will starts at the 56th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology being conduct in San Francisco, December 6 to 9, 2014. A total of 17 abstracts were accepted at ASH. Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) belongs to Healthcare sector. Its weekly performance is -5.10%. On last trading day company … Continue reading Trader’s Recap: Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA), Teradata Corporation (NYSE:TDC), Mercantile Bank Corp. (NASDAQ:MBWM), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK)

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Finance

Top News: New Gold, Inc. (NYSEMKT:NGD), Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI), PDC Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCE), Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC), Omnicare Inc. (NYSE:OCR)

New Gold, Inc. (NYSEMKT:NGD) on Nov. 10 announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) to acquire 100% of Bayfield Ventures Corp. (“Bayfield”) pursuant to a plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”). Under the terms of the Arrangement, Bayfield shareholders will receive 0.0477 of a New Gold common share for each Bayfield common share held. The offer values Bayfield at $0.21 per common … Continue reading Top News: New Gold, Inc. (NYSEMKT:NGD), Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE:BHI), PDC Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCE), Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHC), Omnicare Inc. (NYSE:OCR)

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Active Stocks: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA), Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA), Idera Pharmaceuticals(NASDAQ:IDRA), North European Oil Royalty Trust (NYSE:NRT)

Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk unveiled an all-wheel-drive version of the electric Model S sedan Thursday dubbed the “D,” an option geared for potential customers who live in snowy climates. “The D stands for dual motor,” said Musk at a packed event in Hawthorne. “You can dynamically shift power from front to rear.” Compared with the standard Model S, the D has a … Continue reading Active Stocks: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA), Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARNA), Idera Pharmaceuticals(NASDAQ:IDRA), North European Oil Royalty Trust (NYSE:NRT)

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Finance, Mobile

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock News: What Minecraft deal could mean for Microsoft

While it may seem an odd move by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella, a rumored deal that the tech giant is trying to buy the company that makes the popular “Minecraft” game could deliver some benefits for Microsoft stock. Wall Street was indifferent to the deal, with MSFT stock mostly flat since. Reports in The Wall Street Journal and The New … Continue reading Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Stock News: What Minecraft deal could mean for Microsoft

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