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

2016 Outlook: Walt Disney Co (DIS)

Disney stock has had an up-and-down 2015, but 2016's DIS catalysts look strong enough to carry the stock much higher.

AAPL Stock: DO NOT Expect Apple Inc. to Dominate China

The tech powerhouse is taking Apple Pay to China in early 2016. Unfortunately, that won't do anything for the Apple (AAPL) stock price.

2016 Outlook: Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN)

Amazon's stock price has soared more than 115% in 2015. It's a tough act to follow, but AMZN's utter dominance makes it a buy going into 2016.

Rite Aid Stock: RAD Earnings Slump, Revs Soar Ahead of Walgreens (WBA) Acquisition

Rite Aid (RAD) stock is moving with the markets Thursday after reporting Q3 earnings. Here's what Walgreens (WBA) is buying for $9.4 billion.

Crushed After Earnings, Oracle’s Silver Lining Just Isn’t There (ORCL)

Oracle (ORCL) stock is taking a beating Thursday after missing on revenue. But strong cloud services growth could actually be the real culprit.