Jonathan Yates

Jonathan Yates

InvestorPlace Contributor

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

UAL-Continental’s Huge, Foreseeable Disaster

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

The history of airline mergers is dismal -- and United-Continental has committed the classic financial mistake of lending short term and borrowing long term.

Profits from Capture-the-Dividend Plays

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

Capture-the-dividend trades work best with the stocks of Big Board-listed companies that have high yields, low volatility and strong volume.

BofA Needs to Sell Countrywide and Merrill — Now

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

It missed the boat last spring to sell Countrywide and Merrill. It can't afford to let another chance slip by because big trouble is coming.

S&P 500 Barely Up as Best Buy Staggers

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

Poor second-quarter results slam major electronic retailer early Tuesday; Cummins Inc., Comerica among day's gainers.

Dow Jones Slightly Up During Choppy Trading

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

Financials JPMorgan, Bank of America slightly up during early Tuesday trading; falling back were McDonald's, Wal-Mart and Procter & Gamble.

S&P 500 Trying to Recover After Early Plunge

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

Xilinx working on a comeback of its own; Wynn Resorts up Monday on approval to develop its Cotai property in Macau.

New Week, Same Slow Start for Dow Jones

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

Chevron, Home Depot, Kraft all head lower alongside the DJIA; 3M, Bank of America and General Electric swim upstream.

S&P 500 Limping Into the Weekend

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

VeriSign, grocers among Friday morning's falling stocks; Micron, SanDisk and Southwest make gains.

McDonald’s, BAC a Drag on Dow Jones

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

McDonald's sales disappoint Wall Street, sending shares down almost 4% early Friday. JPMorgan, Pfizer and GE also slumping.

S&P 500 Fighting off Fifth Consecutive Drop

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

Valero, Hess Corp. are helping to keep index in the black; Genworth Financial, Morgan Stanley are taking losses.

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