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

Dow Slips Further After Breaching 12,000

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 3, 2011

Safety stocks persevere, but Dow Jones continues to drop, taking Boeing, Caterpillar and Johnson & Johnson with it.

S&P 500’s Slump Continues With Small Slide

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 2, 2011

Takeover speculation takes Nvidia higher, and a push for changes at McGraw Hill sends MHP up more than 5%.

A Tuesday Thrashing for Dow Jones Stocks

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 2, 2011

Economic concerns drag Dow slightly lower, with Pfizer, Home Depot, GE and Bank of America all losing early Tuesday.

Nvidia, MPC Gain; S&P 500 Slightly Down

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 1, 2011

Takeover speculation stokes Nvidia stock; Marathon Petroleum still riding momentum with a $1-plus gain.

Caterpillar Plods Ahead as Dow Jones Dips

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 1, 2011

Positive analyst recommendations send Caterpillar up about 2.4% in early morning trading; Dow Jones stocks Home Depot, Merck and Disney drop.

Cisco and Soft Tech Earnings Prompt Dow’s Third-Straight Down Day

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor Jul 27, 2011

For the third day in a row, the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened lower, this time thanks to a soft tech sector and decliners like Cisco Systems NASDAQ:CSCO.

Juniper Slammed After Earning as Tech Weighs Down Market

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor Jul 27, 2011

Weakness in the tech sector pushed down Juniper Networks (NASDAQ:JNPR) this morning big time, and weighed on the market -- though Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) managed to buck the trend after strong earnings.