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.
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HomeAway Shares Down 1% After-Hours

Shares of HomeAway (NASDAQ:AWAY) are dipping in after-hours trade as the online vacation rental company said it intends to offer $350 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2019 in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers, as well as expects to grant the initial purchasers of the notes a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $52.5 million aggregate principal amount … Continue reading HomeAway Shares Down 1% After-Hours

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Finance

Tech Gainers: Mitcham Industries (NASDAQ:MIND), XG Technology (NASDAQ:XGTI), Commscope Holding Company (NASDAQ:COMM), WPCS International Incorporated (NASDAQ:WPCS)

Mitcham Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:MIND) announced that it will release financial results for its fiscal 2014 fourth quarter and year-ended January 31, 2014 after the market closes on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Mitcham Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:MIND) stock performance was 5.40% in last session and finished the day at $15.04. Traded volume was 108,561.00 shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained … Continue reading Tech Gainers: Mitcham Industries (NASDAQ:MIND), XG Technology (NASDAQ:XGTI), Commscope Holding Company (NASDAQ:COMM), WPCS International Incorporated (NASDAQ:WPCS)

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Finance

Services Sector Active Stocks: Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL), Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT)

Sirius XM Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:SIRI) seems to have lady luck smiling on it all over again. The company till recently in the middle of a takeover bid from Liberty media finds itself suddenly free from the impending acquisition. Liberty majority share holder of Sirius XM Holdings Inc has reportedly dropped the bid and has said communicated that the deal is no longer applicable. Sirius XM … Continue reading Services Sector Active Stocks: Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL), Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT)

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: What Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Plans With Windows 10

Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) have a very important launch coming up this summer. Microsoft will be looking to launch Windows 10 which will be the newest operating system in the market. Microsoft are having a lot of faith with this new operating system of theirs. After the horrific performance of Windows 8, many people are expecting Microsoft to bounce back into the market with the launch … Continue reading Stock in News: What Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Plans With Windows 10

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Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Bound To Enter China?

Facebook (NASDAQ FB), the biggest social networking site in the world, might be on the verge of entering the biggest market in the world. Facebook which has a total user count of more than a billion, may well be entering China finally. China, having a population of more than 1.4 Billion people, offers a perfect market for Facebook. Facebook would be hugely benefited from this … Continue reading Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Bound To Enter China?

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in Focus: Twitter (NASDAQ TWTR) Tests App Advertisements

The Micro-blogging site Twitter (NASDAQ TWTR) is now testing new features on their platform. Twitter is trying to optimise itself with these changes which they hope will enhance user experience and in return generate more revenue. Twitter had been looking to add more users and these new developments can only help Twitter. Twitter is testing an ad unit which would be shown on the right … Continue reading Stock in Focus: Twitter (NASDAQ TWTR) Tests App Advertisements

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