Jonathan Berr

Jonathan Berr

InvestorPlace Contributor

Jonathan Berr has been a professional journalist since 1991. He has covered a wide variety of beats, ranging from to electric utilities to media conglomerates to tech companies.

While a reporter at Bloomberg News in 2002, he won the Gerald Loeb Award, one of the most prestigious awards in business journalism. He was part of a team at AOL’s DailyFinance that won the New York Press Club’s award for Internet feature writing in 2010. His freelance writing has appeared in Atlantic.com, AOL, Yahoo, MSN and 24/7 Wall Street, along with The New York Times and Business Week.

He lives in New Jersey with his wife and son.

You can reach him at jdberr@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter at @jdberr.

Recent Articles

Staples Disappoints, Continues Slide Toward Irrelevance

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Staples earnings were bleak and its future remains uncertain. Competition from rivals such as Amazon will only intensify.

3 More Mergers That Could Follow AT&T and DirecTV

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

AT&T's bid to acquire DirecTV won't be the last we'll see of big deals to pick up TV providers. It's only a matter of when ... and who.

WMT Stock – Why the Time Has Come to Buy Walmart

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Walmart (WMT), which has been a member of Wall Street's walking dead, might finally be ready to come back to life.

3 Dead-Money Blue Chips to Avoid

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

IBM, Coca-Cola, and McDonald's are certainly cheap stocks but they aren't good values, and investors should avoid these blue chips.

Avoid WFM Stock as Long as Mackey’s at the Helm

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Whole Foods stock is getting pounded today -- as well it should be. Myopic CEO John Mackey is ill-suited to navigate increasingly crowded waters.

The 4 Biggest Takeaways From Apple Earnings (AAPL)

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Now that we've had time to digest the latest Apple earnings report and split news, here are some of the biggest highlights, and how that translates for AAPL.

5 Reasons Why Comcast Is Able to Keep Cord-Cutters at Bay

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

What, you thought Netflix, Amazon and Hulu were going to suck CMCSA dry overnight? Not quite. Comcast has fought back to more subscriber gains. Here's how.

Facebook Ads Will Lift FB Stock Higher

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Facebook has struggled in the past month, with FB stock falling 7%. But when the company reports earnings tomorrow, expect Facebook ads to lift the stock.

Why Twitter Stock Just Jumped Back to Life

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

A relentless beating in Twitter stock finally ended Tuesday after a pair of promising announcements shot TWTR up by double digits.

WWE Stock Needs a Buyout to Escape Its Sleeper Hold

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

WWE stock took a huge hit on Monday after enjoying a huge run in 2013. But despite its struggles, the company is still an attractive buyout target.

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