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

Orexigen (OREX) Stock Shoots Higher as Contrave Goes on Sale

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Oct 21, 2014

Orexigen's Contrave joined a couple other FDA-approved weight-loss treatments on the market ... and the OREX product is a serious player.

AAL, DAL and LUV: Airline Stocks Soar on Rate Hike

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Oct 21, 2014

The nature of oligopolies, the decline of Ebola, and the fall of oil are the three major factors sending airline stocks skyward today.

AMZN: Can Amazon Earnings Whip the Stock Back Into Shape?

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Oct 21, 2014

Amazon (AMZN) reports third-quarter 2014 earnings on Thursday, and Wall Street again will be focused on razor-thin margins.

Why International Business Machines Corporation, Cisco Systems, Inc., and CSX Corp. Are Today’s 3 Worst Stocks

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Oct 20, 2014

From a shifting tech landscape to weak forecasts to failed mergers, these three stocks shed major ground on Monday.

Ibio Stock Cratering as Ebola Speculative Bubble Bursts

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Oct 20, 2014

Ibio (IBIO) and Lakeland Industries (LAKE) both soared as the Ebola panic took hold. Good luck holding on to those short-term gains.

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

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Oct 20, 2014

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

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Oct 17, 2014

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

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Oct 17, 2014

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)

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Oct 17, 2014

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

By John Divine, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Oct 16, 2014

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