John Divine

InvestorPlace Assistant Editor

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

Twitter (TWTR) Follows AAPL, FB into Payment Processing

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Oct 13, 2014

Twitter (TWTR) teams with French bank Groupe BPCE, following Silicon Valley giants Apple (AAPL) and Facebook (FB) into mobile payments

Facebook (FB): Ello Is No Existential Threat

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Oct 13, 2014

Consider what Ello is and the risk it poses to FB stock before jumping to any conclusions. The truth is TWTR and GOOG pose bigger threats.

Analyst: Legal Marijuana Won’t Set Beer Stocks Ablaze

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Oct 13, 2014

Investors in major brewers already have plenty to worry about, so it's nice to hear that legal marijuana shouldn't compound their paranoia.

MCHP, MU, INTC – Friday’s Slumping Stocks

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Oct 12, 2014

The stock market cratered again on Friday, and technology stocks were some of the hardest-hit. These are three of today's biggest laggards.

Symantec (SYMC) Splits on Heels of HPQ, EBAY

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Oct 10, 2014

Symantec (SYMC) to split security and storage divisions, following spinoff-happy Silicon Valley peers Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and eBay (EBAY).