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

Price Cut Sends GoPro Stock Down a Slippery Slope

GoPro (GRPO) is making the kind of moves one expects to see when a company that has no competitive advantage starts to lose its mojo.

Mergers and Acquisitions — The 5 Biggest Deals of Q3

A frenzied year of mergers and acquisitions continued apace, marked by big M&A deals in the healthcare, energy and industrials sectors. Here are the highlights.

Earnings Propel Nike Stock to a Year-End Sprint (NKE)

Nike (NKE) is one of the few mega-caps that's working this year. Strong results and performance chasing will only drive more gains.

EA Stock Gets a Leg up From FIFA 16 and Madden (EA)

Electronic Arts (EA) stock should continue its winning ways thanks to strong reviews for the next-gen edition of its popular soccer game.

Can CAT Stock Land on Its Feet After Huge Jobs Cut? (CAT)

Global sluggishness is killing prices for everything from gold to iron ore to oil. Which in turn is slamming sales at Caterpillar.

Debt-Laden Freeport-McMoRan to Sell Another Billion in Stock (FCX)

Freeport-McMoRan got into oil and gas at the worst possible time, as crude and copper prices dropped out from under FCX soon after.

Disney Stock: Sell DIS on ESPN Cord-Cutting Fears

Cord cutting is a very real threat to Walt Disney Co. (DIS), as ESPN accounts for half of the company's profits.

CarMax Is Slashing Prices, Making KMX Stock a Rough Ride

CarMax earnings were mixed at best, throwing KMX stock under the bus again.

Darden Earnings Make DRI Stock a Buy in a Down Market

Darden Restaurant's customer-facing improvements and cost cuts have DRI stock rising on continued sales and profit gains.

GoPro Stock DEFINITELY Looks Like the Next BlackBerry (GPRO)

There's nothing to stop competition from taking over the market for action cameras, and that makes GoPro (GPRO) stock a terrible bet.