Dan Burrows

Dan Burrows

InvestorPlace Feature Writer

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

Merger Monday Is Making a Slow Comeback

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Traders love mergers, and a flurry of deals bodes well for M&A, which is at the lowest level since the depths of the financial crisis.

Stock Splits Would Lift These Sagging Shares

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Priceline's deal to snap up rival Kayak hasn't rallied investors. Maybe PCLN should consider a stock split instead -- and for that matter, so should these seven.

These Stocks Could Jump on Energy M&A

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

The energy sector is ripe for consolidation, making Devon, Apache and others potential targets for cash-rich blue-chips.

Office Depot, OfficeMax: It’s Too Late to Play This Trade

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

They're soaring on investor activism -- not improving fundamentals. If you need proof, look at Staples, which is in the same shape but whose stock is wilting.

China’s Diabetes Epidemic Boosts Big Pharma

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

The world's largest population of diabetics is growing alarmingly, and combating it raises the prospects for names like Merck, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi.

Plunging Coffee Prices Don’t Make Coffee Stocks a Buy

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Low coffee prices are a boon for companies shilling java, to be sure, but in many cases, the good fortune has already been brewed in.

Hurricane Sandy: Losses Mounting Fast for Insurance Stocks

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

Insurers already on the hook for billions in damage could be in worse shape thanks to something that happened before Hurricane Sandy came ashore.

Goldman Sachs May Cash In on UBS’ Retreat

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

The big margin on Wall Street in is bonds -- and a major player just bowed out.

Hurricane Sandy: Beware the Bubble in Storm Stocks

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

It's tempting to pile into stocks like Home Depot or Briggs & Stratton in the wake of a big weather event, but guess what -- everyone else has the exact same idea.

Surging Credit Card Stocks Show Economy on the Mend

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer

After a long period of retrenching, it's actually good to see American consumers taking on more debt. It means the economy is on the mend.

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