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 Alphabet Inc (GOOG, GOOGL) Can’t Quit on Google Express

Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) desperately needs Google Express to succeed. And judging by the recent exodus of Express execs, there look to be some speedbumps.

Amazon Cedes $157 Billion Travel Market to Priceline (AMZN)

Amazon (AMZN) isn't known for being weak-willed. So its exit from the online travel industry says quite a lot about Priceline (PCLN), EXPE, and TRIP.

PayPal’s Macy’s Win Is Just the Beginning (PYPL)

The PayPal (PYPL) stock price hasn't exactly been soaring since its Wall Street debut ... PYPL won an important customer this quarter, and could win many more in the future.

7 Doomed Stocks That Could DEVASTATE Your Retirement Planning

Planning for retirement is hard ... which is precisely why you won't want to make retirement planning even harder by remaining in these stocks.

Google’s YouTube Wants 24% of TV Ad Budgets … And It Could Happen (GOOG)

Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) video platform could grab a quarter of TV ad dollars as the digital media ad market grows to $67.5 billion by 2016.