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, GE Prod Dow Jones Forward

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

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

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

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

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

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

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

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

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

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

Nordstrom a Top Riser Among S&P 500 Stocks

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

The index takes a run at finishing flat for the week.

Volatile Dow Jones Jumps 100 by Midday

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

Caterpillar, Hewlett-Packard and ExxonMobil among Friday's midday winners as jittery Dow Jones makes another move upward.

News Corp., EA Lead Charging S&P 500

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

S&P 500 up almost 3% in midday trading as News Corp., Electronic Arts and Kohl's all see significant gains.

Good U.S. Jobs News Buoys Dow Jones

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

Boeing is the lone down stock in day DJIA trading -- Bank of America, Caterpillar and Cisco head upward.

S&P 500 Stocks Overwhelmingly Down

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor

Declining stocks on the S&P 500 outnumber advancers more than 4-to-1 during Wednesday day trading.

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