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

GE Stock Gets Another Renewable Energy Jolt

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

The IRS' recent renewable energy decision has removed uncertainty that held up sales for GE's wind business, a key driver of growth.

Kohl’s Stock Bucks the Negative Trend in Retail

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

While other retailers like WMT and TGT continue to struggle, Kohl's posted quietly positive earnings for the latest quarter.

Pass on Gannett (GCI), Other Publishing Stocks

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Gannett's decision to split its newspaper business from its higher growth TV and web operations has added to an otherwise-dull sector. Investors, though, should stay on the sidelines.

Why Yahoo Might Never Be ‘Mobile’ Enough (YHOO)

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Yahoo's latest acquisition of ad targeting and analytics firm Flurry makes sense and is a necessary move, but YHOO is too far behind in the mobile race.

Fox-Time Warner Tie-Up Isn’t Too Crazy for Rupert Murdoch

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

A marriage of FOXA and TWX isn't impossible as long as Rupert Murdoch is involved. The question is whether it would actually benefit shareholders.

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