John Divine

John Divine

John Divine is currently an investing reporter at U.S. News & World Report, and was previously an assistant editor at InvestorPlace.com. He has worked variously in the fields of commercial real estate, money management and digital media, working as a financial journalist for most of his professional career.

John has also been a regular contributor to The Motley Fool, and his work also has appeared on AOL DailyFinance.

In 2013, he shortened his bucket list when he saw Warren Buffett live and in the flesh while covering the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.

A proud North Carolinian and graduate of Appalachian State University, John majored in Finance & Banking. He enjoys basketball, reading, writing and food. He does not care for the Oxford comma, and he does not require the food he enjoys to be nutritious.

Recent Articles

Baidu Inc (ADR): Why the BIDU Selloff Could Have Legs

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Twitter (TWTR) stock is at risk of becoming increasingly irrelevant if it can't take a lesson or two from its rival, Facebook (FB).

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Three Amazon Web Services (AWS) growth charts show various AWS growth rate metrics and illustrate just how important it is to AMZN stock.

AAPL Stock Buyback: A Timely $58 Billion Infusion for Apple Inc.

Apple (AAPL) stock is near 52-week lows after a painful Q2 earnings report, making its $58 billion share repurchase program seem well-timed.

The 3 Hottest Stocks Surging on Oil’s Rebound

Shares of DNR, CRC, and ETE have each roughly doubled in the last month alone. Surging oil prices have a major effect on these stocks.