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

Friday Apple Rumors: Apple Pushing Mobile Industry Toward 64-bit Chips

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer Apr 18, 2014

Mobile industry moving toward 64-bit chips after Apple's A7 surprise; Morgan Stanley says buy AAPL now; and Burberry CEO's arrival at Apple may be delayed.

Gold and Silver Report: Gold Prices Fall on Ukraine Diplomatic Agreement

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer Apr 17, 2014

A preliminary agreement to reduce tensions between Ukraine and Russia weakened gold's safe haven appeal, sending gold prices lower on Thursday.

A VERY Golden Parachute: Ousted Yahoo COO Gets $58M for 15 Months

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer Apr 17, 2014

Former Yahoo COO Henrique de Castro will receive an exit package valued at $58 million, even though he was ousted from the company after just 15 months.

ProtectMyAntenna: New Aereo Website Presents Its Case to Consumers

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer Apr 17, 2014

Aereo has launched a ProtectMyAntenna, a website promoting a defense of its service, as a lawsuit from broadcasters heads to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Walmart Takes on Western Union With Cheaper Money Transfer Service

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer Apr 17, 2014

Walmart has partnered with Euronet Worldwide to launch a new money transfer service at its stores, sending Western Union and MoneyGram shares tumbling.

BKS: Barnes & Noble Chairman Sells 3.7M Shares

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer Apr 17, 2014

Barnes & Noble stock fell sharply on Thursday after its chairman and founder announced that he had sold 3.7 million BKS shares.

IBM Stock Falls on Disappointing Earnings, Hardware Sales

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer Apr 17, 2014

IBM posted first-quarter earnings that matched Wall Street forecasts, but reported its eight straight quarterly decline in revenue, sending IBM stock lower.

Thursday Apple Rumors: Yahoo Wants to Become Apple’s Default Search Engine

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer Apr 17, 2014

Yahoo wants to become the iOS default search engine; Apple to integrate song recognition in iOS 8; and Apple may boost its share buyback program next week.

Pono: 4 Things to Know About the Neil Young Digital Music Kickstarter

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer Apr 17, 2014

Neil Young's effort to raise funding for super-high-quality digital music player Pono garnered $6.2 million on Kickstarter, well above its original $800,000 target.

Gold and Silver Report: AUY, AEM Stock Drop on Joint Osisko Bid

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer Apr 16, 2014

Gold rose slightly on Ukraine tensions, while AUY and AEM stock tumbled as the two miners launched a friendly $3.55 billion bid for rival Osisko Mining.