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

Why Lowe’s Is Stuck In Home Depot’s Shadow

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Nov 21, 2013

Despite improving its earnings, Lowe's is still stuck in the shadow of its bigger, prettier sister: Home Depot.

AMZN – Amazon Stock Shouldn’t Be On Your Holiday Wish List

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Nov 15, 2013

Amazon continues rewriting the rules of how stocks are supposed to behave. But Amazon stock remains a tough one to recommend.

Amazon Deal Won’t Save U.S. Postal Service

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Nov 12, 2013

The U.S. Postal Service recently struck a deal with Amazon to offer Sunday shipping during the holidays. But that won't be enough to save the USPS.

TSLA – Prepare for a Bumpy Ride in Tesla Stock

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Nov 12, 2013

Some Tesla stock holders might be worried about the company's latest car fire, there are more potholes on the horizon for TSLA to watch for.

Microsoft Needs to Spin Off Xbox, Bing

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Nov 11, 2013

Microsoft has grown too large, too unwieldy for its own good. MSFT should follow analysts' advice and start spinning off a few of its divisions.

Should I Buy DTV? 3 Pros, 3 Cons

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Nov 5, 2013

DTV posted good earnings in the most recent quarter, but tough times lie ahead for the satellite TV provider.

If John Malone Doesn’t Buy Time Warner Cable, Someone Else Will

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Nov 4, 2013

If Time Warner Cable wants to survive the growing battle between content makers and distributors, TWC needs to get bigger -- one way or another.

HLF – There Is Plenty to Like About ‘Boring’ Herbalife Stock

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Oct 31, 2013

Barron's declared that hedge-fund battleground Herbalife has gotten boring these days -- and that's great news for investors in HLF stock.

MSO Is Crap, New CEO Unlikely to Help

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Oct 30, 2013

Martha Stewart Living hired Daniel Dienst as its CEO. But even with his reputation as a fixer, Dienst is going to have a tough time helping this company.

Harley-Davidson Stock Is Still Riding Strong

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Oct 24, 2013

Iconic motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson reported solid quarterly results this week, and HOG stock has continued to speed higher.