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

3 Top Agriculture Stocks: Buy, Sell or Hold?

Price pressures have made for a tough year for agriculture stocks, and although some are poised to bounce back, others look down and out.

Medical Device Companies Still Have Upside, New Tax or Not

By Dan Burrows -- A sales tax on medical devices under Obamacare has spooked investors in medical device companies, but behemoths like Medtronic and Stryker will shrug it off.

7 Top M&A Highlights of Q3

Global M&A activity jumped 13% year-over-year, helped by blockbuster deals from Verizon, Amgen and Microsoft, among other M&A deals.

3 Stocks That Are Filling Up the Piggy Bank

These companies more than doubled their cash piles year-over-year. Will they return more of it to shareholders through dividend hikes and share buybacks?

Nike Earnings: Expect Fireworks From NKE

Nike earnings are coming after the bell Thursday -- here's what investors should look for in NKE's first quarter.

September Rate Roundup: CDs, Money Markets and Mortgages

Interest rates on savings accounts and CDs were unchanged or rose in September, while mortgage and refinance rates cooled down.

BlackBerry Earnings: Get Your Popcorn Ready for This Disastrous Finale!

The final BlackBerry earnings report will be the worst one yet, as the once-mighty smartphone company books a $1 billion loss on plunging sales.

3 Stocks Going All Out on Stock Buybacks

Exxon Mobil, Apple and AT&T shelled out billions on stock buybacks during the past year -- a trend that bodes well for future total returns.

Should I Buy Citigroup Stock? 3 Pros, 3 Cons

Citigroup may stumble when it reports quarterly earnings next month, but that doesn't change the story on this resurgent bank stock.

3 Year-to-Date Doublers to Double Down On

Tesla, Netflix and LinkedIn have doubled, tripled and quintupled this year, respectively ... but don't think you can't keep chasing them higher.