Marc Bastow

InvestorPlace Assistant Editor

Marc Bastow is Assistant Editor at InvestorPlace.com. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Connecticut and a Masters in Finance from American University. Bastow worked in corporate banking and finance, and he most recently was Senior Editor at MocoSportsFan.com.

Recent Articles

Markets Grapple With GM, Greece — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor May 15, 2012

Worries over Greece and possible European contagion continued to worry the markets, and retailers had a mixed day of earnings.

JPMorgan and Banks’ Blue Day: Monday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor May 14, 2012

The continuing saga of JPMorgan's $2 billion loss took down the banking sector on Monday and with it the Dow, as stocks stumbled all day in trading.

Pity Poor Pitney and Bowes — a 10% Dividend But Zero Hope

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor May 11, 2012

Pitney Bowes reported a drop in earnings and slowing revenues, and the company will have a hard time coming up with a plan to increase either metric. Sell time?

Markets Catch a Break — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor May 10, 2012

The Dow and S&P 500 caught their breath Thursday, though earnings-battered Cisco managed to take down several tech stocks with it.

Spain’s Still a Pain — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor May 9, 2012

Concerns over Spanish bond yields, as well as continued worries about Greece, kept the broader markets at bay, though AOL and DIS gained on earnings news.