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

Light Day for Dow as Traders Wait on Obama

Bank of America leads financial stocks downward early Thursday; Cisco, Microsoft each make 2% gains.

S&P 500 Bounces Back

Stocks look on track to break their losing streak.

Everything Looking Up Early for Dow Jones

Bank of America rebounds on management changes; Alcoa, Chevron, Intel also make gains early Wednesday.

Bears Take Hold of S&P 500

Harley-Davidson, Jabil Circuit cut down in early Tuesday trading; International Paper, Newmont Mining among day's gainers.

September Doing Dow Jones No Favors

Every DJIA stock is down at least 1% in early Tuesday trading; Bank of America, JPMorgan and Boeing among hammered stocks.

Bears Take Hold of S&P 500

H&R Block, Netflix and PulteGroup sustain big losses during Friday's morning trading. JDS Uniphase, Newmont Mining and Clorox claw upward.

Dow Drooping Before Labor Day Weekend

Index unanimously down in early Friday trading, with Bank of America, JPMorgan and Hewlett-Packer among big losers.

S&P 500 Slips in Early Thursday Trading

Juniper Networks among rallying tech sector companies; Chesapeake Energy, WellPoint also headed upward.

Dow Jones Enters September on the Upswing

Boeing, Chevron and Cisco among Thursday's early winners; Bank of America, Kraft and American Express lose ground.

S&P 500 Tries to Leave August on a High Note

Joy Global, Tesoro each up more than 5% early Wednesday. Altera, CF Industries Holdings lose ground.