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

Why the $116 Billion PFE-AZN Deal is Dead in the Water

The Pfizer (PFE) - AstraZeneca (AZN) merger has been one of the most heavily anticipated deals of the year. And it's going to fall through.

Why Urban Outfitters Inc., Transocean Ltd, and Netflix, Inc. Are Today’s 3 Worst Stocks

From weak sales numbers to analyst downgrades, these three stocks just couldn't get it done today.

Dear Amazon (AMZN): Bow Out of NFLX-HBO Battle

Dear Amazon: Kindly abandon your streaming video ambitions. In the long term, we're all dead. We don't need AMZN stock to be dead money.

Apple Pay to Debut October 20 (AAPL)

Apple (AAPL) is launching Apple Pay, its NFC-enabled mobile payment technology, on Oct. 20. iPhone 6 users and merchants should be excited.

Why Netflix, Inc., Southwestern Energy Co., and eBay Inc. Are Today’s 3 Worst Stocks

Wall Street took the axe to Netflix, Inc., Southwestern Energy Co., and eBay Inc. today ... though not all of them deserved it.