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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Biotech Volatile Stocks: Aastrom Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ASTM), Puma Biotechnology Inc (NYSE:PBYI), Oncolytics Biotech (NASDAQ:ONCY), Clovis Oncology (NASDAQ:CLVS), Idenix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IDIX)

Aastrom Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ASTM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported ($1.26) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.92) by $0.34, AnalystRatings.NET reports. On a related note, analysts at Zacks reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of the company in a research note on Friday, March 14th. They now have a $5.00 price target on the … Continue reading Biotech Volatile Stocks: Aastrom Biosciences Inc (NASDAQ:ASTM), Puma Biotechnology Inc (NYSE:PBYI), Oncolytics Biotech (NASDAQ:ONCY), Clovis Oncology (NASDAQ:CLVS), Idenix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IDIX)

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Finance, Internet

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: Apple Opens Its Largest Store in Dubai!

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) is one stock which is certainly at the top of the pile currently. It has been trading at such high levels, when compared to its levels in September. Apple has been reaping in the success of Apple iPhone 6, which was released last year in September. The stock has benefited from the sales and it continues to do so. Apple continues to … Continue reading Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: Apple Opens Its Largest Store in Dubai!

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Finance, Internet

Stock News: Looking At The Pre-Emptible VMs From Google (NASDAQ GOOG)

Google (NASDAQ GOOG) has come up with yet another major release news. Google is now planning to release Pre-Emtiple Virtual Machines. These Pre-Emptible machines would be providing the users with capacity for a short term. This capacity would be provided for a low cost. Along with this news, Google (NASDAQ GOOG) also announced price cuts for its compute engines. The price would be cut by … Continue reading Stock News: Looking At The Pre-Emptible VMs From Google (NASDAQ GOOG)

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Finance, Mobile

Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Introduces Lightening Docs for iPhone 6

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) has now announced the arrival of new lightening docks, which will be fully compatible with the likes of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. This announcement came along with the more popular release of MacBook and iMac. While, both the devices do have a lot of unique eye catching features, lightening docks release is a major breakthrough in itself. This article will … Continue reading Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Introduces Lightening Docs for iPhone 6

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Finance, Mobile

Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Unveils a New MacBook Pro

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) has now introduced two new potent products in MacBook Pro and iMac. Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) has been going from strength to strength. The new MacBook and iMac should help in consolidating Apple’s position along with the likes of Apple Watch. Both the MacBook and the new iMac pose good competitive difference to the ones which are currently available in the market. Here … Continue reading Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Unveils a New MacBook Pro

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QCom Nasdaq QCOM Qualcomm
Finance, Software

Hot Movers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ:BAMM), John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE:JW.A), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is developing its own video-chat app, known internally as Slingshot, after its failed attempt to acquire mobile messaging startup Snapchat, the Financial Times reported yesterday. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was 0.17% in last session and finished the day at $58.02. Traded volume was 47.93million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 70.49million shares. Facebook Inc … Continue reading Hot Movers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ:BAMM), John Wiley & Sons Inc (NYSE:JW.A), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM)

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