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

Bank of America, Cisco Lead Dow Retreat

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

Alcoa, McDonald's also off in early trading; Boeing, Microsoft post slight gains.

Allstate, Techs lead S&P 500 Gains

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

JDS Uniphase, Micron Technology up in early Monday trading; Monsanto falls, Newmont Mining recovers to trade flat.

Dow Jones Thinks Positive to Start the Week

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

No DJIA stocks are in negative territory in early Monday trading; Bank of America, Pfizer and Caterpillar are among the day's gainers.

S&P 500 Scratches out Slight Gains

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

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

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

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

Patterson Companies, S&P Slip Into Reverse

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

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

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

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

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

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

BAC, Caterpillar Hot as Dow Edges Upward

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

Aggressive expansion plans for China have CAT going higher; Nucor, Home Depot among other early Wednesday winners.

Nvidia, Alpha Natural Among S&P 500 Winners

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

Disappointing earnings bring down Heinz; Walgreen, Newmont Mining also down in early Tuesday trading.

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