Jeff Reeves

Jeff Reeves

Jeff Reeves is a financial commentator with almost two decades of newsroom and markets experience, including a stint as an editor for the New York Times Co. He has been lead writer and editor for InvestorPlace.com since the beginning of 2010.  

Jeff’s work has appeared in numerous finance publications and broadcast outlets, including The Wall Street Journal network, CNBC, TheStreet.com, Fox Business Channel, USA Today and a host of others.

View some of his TV appearances on YouTube, or check out his writing links below.

Jeff has also penned an eBook, The Frugal Investor’s Guide to Finding Great Stocks: 11 Free Resources to Help Beginners Identify Fantastic Investments.

Write Jeff at editor@investorplace.com, or follow him on Twitter @JeffReevesIP.

Recent Articles

Gannett’s USA Today Resumes Deal with Starbucks

By Jeff Reeves

As of this week, Starbucks (SBUX) has started offering copies of USA Today to its java-drinking customers. The flagship paper of media giant Gannett (GCI), USA Today is the most widely circulated newspaper in the U.S. with nearly 2 million copies in print.

9 Worst-Performing Stocks of the Last Year

By Jeff Reeves

The Dow just marked a 17-month high today, adding 48 points to mark its seventh-straight gain. All told, the major indexes are up nearly 50% in the last 12 months. But the rising tide has left behind a few boats. Here are nine duds that have stumbled – or in some cases, fell flat on their faces – in the last year of the bull market. Returns Stocks include dnb, apol, pwr, hrb, mon, pbct, df, gme, pcs

Pepsi Pulls Out of Schools, Will Coke Follow?

By Jeff Reeves

Pepsi (PEP) is dropping out of school. At least, its vending machines are. Snack and beverage giant Pepsico announced this week it will be pulling sugary soft drinks from vending machines in U.S. schools. That has caused many watchdogs to start hollering that Coca Cola (KO) start doing the same.

Coke Goes Green With CO2-Cooled Vending

By Jeff Reeves

There's a lot of talk these days about how bad carbon is for the environment. Well, soft drink seller Coca-Cola (KO) is fighting fire with fire by using C02 to combat climate change in a new line of green vending machines. Pepsi (PEP) and Unilever (UL) are going to soon follow suit.

Big Pharma Could Miss Out on Emerging Markets (MRK, ABT, BMY, LLY, PFE)

By Jeff Reeves

Pharmaceutical stocks have certainly had their day in the sun. Take Pfizer (PFE), which soared from about $2 a share (adjusted for splits) in 1990 to over $45 a share in 2000. Similar trajectories can be tracked for other drug companies Merck (MRK), Abbott Labs (ABT), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) and Eli Lilly (LLY), among others.

Three Top Emerging Market Pharma Stocks

By Jeff Reeves

A recent IMS Health study predicts that by next year, drug sales in China will surpass prescriptions in France and Germany -- while Brazil will be buying more medications than the U.K. That means drugmakers in emerging markets are on the verge of a tremendous explosion in sales and profits much like the U.S. pharmaceutical industry saw at the end of the 20th century.

Macau Casino Stocks on the Rise (MPEL, WYNN, LVS, MGM, BYD, CNTY)

By Jeff Reeves

Good news for Macau casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment (MPEL) -- it looks like free-spending gamblers will offset any problems caused by tighter credit markets in China. That's according to a Credit Suisse analyst who upgraded MPEL stock to "outperform" from "neutral" today. The analyst also upgraded Sands China, owned by Las Vegas Sands (LVS), but kept Wynn Reports (WYNN) subsidiary Wynn Macau at "underperform."

Dividend Hopes Push GE to 52-Week High

By Jeff Reeves

General Electric (GE) just hit a new 52-week high today thanks to a bullish statement from the firms CFO and the promise to growth dividends again in 2011.

NCAA Final Four Goes 3D this March

By Jeff Reeves

CBS Corp. (CBS) announced this week that it will provide 3D coverage of the NCAA Final Four to 100 movie theaters nationwide in a move to bring this new form of sports broadcast to the masses. If successful, the gambit could change the business of sports forever.

Madonna’s Retail Line: Lessons from Trump, Martha and Others

By Jeff Reeves

Madonna recently announced a partnership with Iconix Brand Group (ICON) to bring a line of footwear and apparel to the retail marketplace. Here's a look at other iconic names behind big brands: Estee Lauder (EL), Martha Stewart (MSO), Wynn Resports (WYNN), Ralph Lauren (RL) and Trump (TRMPQ).

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