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

Bank of America, GE Prod Dow Jones Forward

News of an asset sale sends Bank of America higher, and GE and Home Depot also up to boost the Dow Jones by almost 1%.

41 S&P 500 Stocks Hit New Lows in Early Tuesday Trading

S&P 500 dips slightly Tuesday, with Urban Outfitters, Abercrombie & Fitch and Citigroup among losers by midday.

Dow Settles Slightly Lower After Early Triple-Digit Dip

Wal-Mart, Home Depot make gains on strong earnings reports; financial sector's Bank of America, JP Morgan lower.

Google Makes Waves as S&P 500 Shines

Motorola Mobility shares skyrocket on news of Google buyout; S&P 500 gains about 1% in early trading.

Big Oil Leads Big Dow Jones Surge Monday

ExxonMobil, Chevron among day's big winners; Wal-Mart was the only Dow stock trading lower early Monday.