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

Jerry Yang’s Yahoo Rescue Plan Is Nuts

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang wants a lifeline to keep the company afloat -- while maintaining control of a company he's helped run into the ground.

Chrysler’s IPO Should Hit the Fast Lane

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Parent Fiat says it’s in no rush for a Chrysler public offering, but it should be -- the third-largest U.S. automaker is on a roll.

5 Companies That ‘Brought it Back’

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

These five companies have dug into their successful pasts to try to reinvigorate their businesses. Is it working?

Apple’s Ludicrous Secrecy Fetish

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Now that Tim Cook is at the helm, shareholders won't have the same patience for unanswered questions as they did for Steve Jobs.

News Corp. Critics Miss the Big Picture

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Shareholders are forgetting that Murdoch has led the company on a pretty strong run.

5 Reasons for Investors to Be Worried

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Here are five examples of damning data and nagging negatives that have staying power.

Press Your Luck on Macau Casino Stocks

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Worries about China's economy overheating -- while legitimate -- are overblown. Buy one of these three casino stocks to capitalize on Macau's still-surging gambling scene.

What Corporate America Can Learn From Madonna

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

Madonna could teach Corporate America a thing or two about staying relevant. While many companies fail in this regard, three have managed to make dramatic transformations -- and survive.

More Bad News for The New York Times

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

NYT's CEO made a speech Wednesday that sent shares reeling. Find out what Janet Robinson told analysts that had shareholders jumping ship.

PepsiCo Should Split Up

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor

With its food businesses picking up the slack from its sluggish beverage division, it might be time for PepsiCo to split up.

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