Dan Burrows

Dan Burrows

Dan Burrows is a veteran of CBS MoneyWatch, DailyFinance, SmartMoney and Dow Jones MarketWatch, and has written for The Wall Street Journal, Consumer Reports and other publications. He favors value investing and writes about asset prices and macroeconomic trends for the long-term investor. He holds no individual securities.

Recent Articles

WEN Stock – Wendy’s Gets No Respect for Street-Beating Results

The market remains skeptical of Wendy's success amid brutal competition, as surprisingly strong profit and sales growth was met with selling in WEN stock.

5 Stocks to Buy in May

Technicals like price momentum and relative strength indicate that these five market-beating names are strong stocks to buy this month.

Jeffrey Gundlach’s Short Call on Homebuilders Is Dead On

Bond King Jeffrey Gundlach is shorting homebuilders and XHB, and for good reason. Weakness in the housing market and poor demographics make a strong bear case.

MRK: Merck Sells Consumer Business to Double Down on Blockbusters

Swinging for the fences, MRK sold one of the industry's crown jewels in exchange for an opportunity to find new blockbuster drugs. It's a risky strategy that had better pay off for MRK shareholders.

PFE Stock – Earnings Prove Pfizer Needs AstraZeneca

As quarterly results show, PFE stock won't get much long-term support until Pfizer reverse its sales decline -- and that's why it needs AZN.

JPMorgan Chase Warning Hangs on Financials

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) continues to take hits from sluggish activity in the bond market, which is bad news for Q2 results at other big financials.

April Jobs Report: Winners & Losers

The jobs report was stronger than expected, as payrolls expanded by the largest amount in two years and the unemployment rate fell to a six-year low.

5 Stocks to Sell in May

Momentum stocks are getting slaughtered, and the technicals suggest more pain to come for these five market darlings. Here are 5 stocks to sell in May.

EBAY Stock: Ebay Punished for Paying $3 Billion Tax Bill

So-so earnings, disappointing guidance and a $3 billion tax bill weigh on surprisingly rangebound eBay stock.

Best Interest Rates in April: CDs, Money Markets and Mortgages

In good news for savers and borrowers, interest rates were essentially immune to the volatility in the equity market over the course of the month.