Christopher Freeburn

Christopher Freeburn

InvestorPlace Writer

Christopher T. Freeburn has been a financial writer and editor for more than 10 years. He has worked at industry trade publications like Food Logistics, ChemicalWeek and Institutional Investor. His freelance articles have appeared in a variety of magazines, including Technology Review, Audubon and USA Weekend. He lives in Westchester County, just outside New York City.”

Recent Articles

Wal-Mart to Adopt ‘Zero-Tolerance’ Policy With Suppliers

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer

Wal-Mart is imposing safety new rules on its overseas suppliers in the wake of a fatal fire last November at a Bengladeshi factory that killed 112 workers.

Gold Stalls on Weak Consumer Sentiment Data

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer

Gold slipped in Friday trading after a survey of U.S. consumer sentiment registered its lowest reading in a year.

Friday Apple Rumors: Sharp Slashes iPad Screen Production

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer

Sharp has stopped production of 9.7-inch iPad screens; TSMC says it will make almost all 28nm chips this year; and Tim Cook to be questioned in lawsuit.

Google Thinks Passwords Should Be Thing of the Past

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer

Google's security team will publish a research paper this month outlining how people will soon be able to ditch passwords in favor of log-in devices.

Gold Climbs as Oil Hits Four-Month High

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer

Gold gained alongside rising crude oil prices Thursday amid signs of an improving U.S. economy. Miners had a more mixed day.

Thursday Apple Rumors: Amazon Launches iOS Music Store

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer

Amazon will now sell MP3 for use on Apple devices; the Nexus 7 tablet topped iPad sales in Japan in December; and The Rolling Stone comes to the iPad.

Fortune: 100 Best Companies to Work For

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer

Fortune Magazine is out with its 16th annual lost of the 100 best companies to work for.

FAA Steps In and Grounds Troubled Boeing 787s

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer

Aviation regulators in Europe, the U.S., and Asia have now grounded Boeing's 787 Dreamliner over safety concerns after a series of incidents.

Gold Inches Lower Even As Report Forecasts Record Prices

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer

Gold slipped slightly in Wednesday trading, despite a report from Thomson Reuters that forecast record gold prices this year.

Wednesday Apple Rumors: iPad Mini 2 Will Have Retina Display

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer

The iPad Mini 2 will feature a Retina screen; Apple to put fingerprint sensor in the new iPhone's home button; and court orders Apple and Amazon to talk.

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