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

Order Up Some Delicious Wendy’s Stock

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Sep 27, 2013

Wendy's has pulled off an impressive turnaround over the last few years -- and one that's sent the stock soaring. Is it too late to buy in?

Set Sail With Cheap Carnival Stock Today

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Sep 23, 2013

Carnival stock remains a buy despite (and in part because of) its recent negative publicity and underperformance.

Tesla Has a Target on Its Back

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Sep 18, 2013

GM rattled TSLA bulls when it announced a $30k electric vehicle. Let's take a look at possible disruptions for the highflying stock.

YouTube’s Best Days Lie Ahead

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Sep 16, 2013

All signs point to YouTube continuing to funnel billions of dollars in revenue back into Google, as long as it solves a few minor issues.

When It Comes to Drug Stores, Second-Place CVS Gets the Gold

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Sep 13, 2013

CVS might not be the market leader for drug stores, but it's certainly a better buy than Walgreen. And don't even think about Rite Aid.

Can Yahoo Break Out of Its Ad Problem?

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Sep 9, 2013

Wall Street will be keeping a close on Ned Brody, who has been tasked with turning around Yahoo's slumping display ad sales.

Expect More Fights Like CBS-Time Warner

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Sep 5, 2013

The question isn't if we'll see more disputes like the one between CBS and Time Warner, but when. And it doesn't look like we'll be waiting very long.

Why Google Shouldn’t Do an NFL Touchdown Dance Just Yet

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 23, 2013

Everyon'e been talking about Google and the NFL, but other tech companies are also eyeing the prize and traditional networks won't go down without a fight.

DirecTV in Trouble With or Without the NFL

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 22, 2013

DirecTV must either renew its contract with the NFL and face a much higher contract price or risk losing even more subscribers.

The Time Has Come for A La Carte Pricing

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 21, 2013

The recent fight between Time Warner and CBS has put the issue of a la carte pricing back in the spotlight.