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

Active Stock: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Buying Twitch For $1 Billion

According to various Reports on the Wall Street, Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) has finalized a deal to acquire dominant game-streaming player Twitch. Sources close to the deal say the search giant has agreed to pay more than $1 billion for Twitch. The latest rumor has Google buying game-streamer Twitch for $1 billion. The source would not reveal much more other than to say that Twitch … Continue reading Active Stock: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Buying Twitch For $1 Billion

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Finance, Mobile

Stock In News: SEC clears Facebook in the IPO Investigation

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB)’s May 2012 IPO was not your average initial public offering. Not only was it a large IPO, it was Facebook, which meant almost everybody wanted a piece of the new offering. However, things went south fast. First, a major computer glitch hit the NASDAQ market system shortly after the shortly after Facebook shares debuted, resulting in a huge snafu and big … Continue reading Stock In News: SEC clears Facebook in the IPO Investigation

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Biotech stock market news
BioTech, Finance

Biotech Stocks Roundup: Amgen & Alexion

In the news on the Biotech Segment, stocks remained majorly volatile. With the news in the biotech market segment being dominated by the likes of Abbvie (ABBV), who is trying to acquire Ireland-based Shire (SHPG), we take a look at the other stocks which were in the news and are looking positive: Amgen & Alexion. Let’s take a closer look at both of them. Alexion … Continue reading Biotech Stocks Roundup: Amgen & Alexion

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Finance, Software

Software Stocks in News: NQ Mobile (NYSE NQ) & Amazon.com (NASDAQ AMZN)

In this Article, let us take a look at two very promising Stock Market scripts in the field of Software: Amazon.com and NQ Mobile. Both the stock have seen growth in the past week. The investors have been happy with the way these two have performed. Let’s take a closer look at what might be in store for the two given stocks. Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ … Continue reading Software Stocks in News: NQ Mobile (NYSE NQ) & Amazon.com (NASDAQ AMZN)

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Finance, Software

Bitcoin May Enter NASCAR

Following the dogecoin community’s sponsorship of NASCAR driver Josh Wise at Telledega, bitcoin may soon boast its own promotional racer in the iconic US series. Rookie driver Alex Bowman and his team, BK Racing, have announced their involvement in a crowdfunding campaign called ‘Bitcoin23’ that aims to bring a bitcoin-themed car to the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

The campaign kicks off today and runs until 20th August, with the aim to promote bitcoin while supporting the 21-year-old driver. With the support of the bitcoin community, the organisers hope to raise $100,000 for a full sponsorship.

If successful, the team and driver will run the bitcoin-branded car during the Labor Day weekend race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on 29th-31st August.

News on Bitcoins

“Bitcoin is changing the way people think about how they spend money and pay for things,” said Bowman.”I believe that a technology like bitcoin has a place in the sport. Introducing bitcoin to NASCAR will bring new fans to racing and help drive mainstream adoption.”

Alex Bowman, a native of Tucson, Arizona, started racing at just seven years of age. He made his debut at the national level of NASCAR in 2012, and has since twice won the Nationwide Series pole at Texas. BK Racing is a stock car racing team with a focus on introducing technological innovation to NASCAR. The team competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and fields the No. 23 Toyota Camry for Alex Bowman, the No. 26 Camry for Cole Whitt, and the No. 83 Camry for Ryan Truex.

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Finance, Mobile

Stock Update: Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) To Launch iWallet App with iPhone 6

Apple Inc (NASDAQ APPL) is set to release the much awaited iPhone 6 in the coming months. Reportedly, Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) may not have shown off all of its software potential at this year’s WWDC. The iPhone 6 is apparently going to be replete with iWallet, a payment app that might change the way Apple does business forever. The company’s developer conference is usually … Continue reading Stock Update: Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) To Launch iWallet App with iPhone 6

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