Jonathan Yates

Jonathan Yates

Jonathan Yates is a financial writer with over one hundred articles appearing under his byline in such periodicals as Newsweek, The Washington Post and Foreign Policy.  He was Press Secretary for a Member of Congress on the House Banking Committee, Speechwriter/Editor for the Investment Company Institute, and General Counsel of a publicly traded corporation.

He holds degrees from Harvard University, The Johns Hopkins University and Georgetown University Law Center.

Recent Articles

S&P 500 Scratches out Slight Gains

Strong earnings catapult Tiffany's higher early Friday, and tech companies Electronic Arts, F5 Networks gain about 3% each.

Dow Recovers Early From Opening Tumble

Bank of America regresses after Thursday's gains; Chevron, Johnson & Johnson also post losses in early trading.

Patterson Companies, S&P Slip Into Reverse

Hormel Foods and Applied Materials also head lower early Thursday; Citigroup, Morgan Stanley join other rising financials.

Big BAC Buy Leads Fine Thursday Start for Financials

Warren Buffett announces a $5 billion investment in Bank of America, and JPM, AXP also up; Dow still drops about 100 points in early trading.

S&P 500 Treads Water in Wednesday Trading

McGraw-Hill, Vulcan Materials and JP Morgan among S&P 500's early gainers.