Alyssa Oursler

Alyssa Oursler

InvestorPlace Contributor

Alyssa Oursler is a freelancer writer based in San Francisco. She covers a wide variety of topics, including investing, personal finance, technology and gender … but she is most interested in what those things mean for the big questions (and vice versa).

Her work has appeared on InvestorPlace.com, Business Insider, MSN Money and more. She is a Gettysburg College alum, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, a Mahan Fellow and a big fan of dogs, books and basketball.

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Recent Articles

Profits Pull at the Dow — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Earnings warnings by Chevron and Cummins, as well as a negative response to Alcoa's news on aluminum demand, helped drag down the broader markets Wednesday.

Meet the 10 Most Powerful Women in Banking

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

What glass ceiling? These females are big names at some very big banks.

Alcoa, Yum Kick Off Q3 Earnings — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Alcoa and Yum! Brands got the third-quarter earnings season off to a decent start with Street-beating numbers following a down day for the markets.

Dodging the Glass Ceiling: Women, Immigrants Flock to Start-Ups

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

The number of women and immigrants ditching the corporate ladder and doing things their own way is a promising trend.

Toys ‘R’ Us to Offer Streaming Video

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Toys 'R' Us is gearing up for the holiday tablet wars by now producing offering streaming video for its new Tabeo tablet.

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