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

Even Middling Q4 Earnings Could Lift Stocks

As first-to-report Alcoa showed, with expectations low, it might not be too hard for most S&P 500 companies to post a beat-and-raise quarter.

Remember, Retailers’ Earnings Matter More Than Sales

There's a lesson for investors in the December retail reports: Strong sales without healthy profit margins are hardly good news.

Don’t Jump Over Lowe’s Online ‘Expansion’

Lowe's purchase of a leading online home improvement retailer is good news for consumers, but investors shouldn't bank on a huge stock move.

If You Don’t Own Amazon, Don’t Start Now

Most of the Amazon buzz is about the Kindle Fire, but investors -- especially prospective buyers -- should have their eye on its sky-high valuation.

Don’t Lose Sleep Over the Euro’s Decline

The strength of the U.S. dollar hasn't been tightly tethered to the market for some time, so don't sweat the euro's recent weakening.