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

Can Gap Dethrone Lululemon as Queen of Fitness Chic?

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Jul 20, 2012

Wherever Lululemon goes Gap's Athleta stores follow, as they fight for a share of the women's active apparel market. Here's how their stocks compare.

3 CEOs Who Might’ve Opted Out Early

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Jul 20, 2012

If these three CEOs had been given a chance to just walk away scot-free after a few weeks, they might have just done it.

All Earnings, All the Time — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Jul 19, 2012

Tech stocks ruled the day as strong earnings in the sector and across the board helped lift markets to gains Thursday.

From the Media Big Six, I’ll Pick Mickey

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Jul 19, 2012

Media consolidation means just a handful of giants own nearly all the content you view and read. For me, picking one stock is a matter of taste -- my taste.

Tech Takes Over the Market — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Jul 18, 2012

Tech stocks rallied despite a warning from Intel, leading the Nasdaq to gains of more than 1%, and eBay, IBM and Qualcomm were on the rise late.

Memo to Marissa Mayer, Re: Turnarounds

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Jul 18, 2012

Turnarounds are exceedingly tough to pull off -- but not quite impossible. For inspiration, Yahoo's new(est) CEO should look no further than these three examples.

Earnings Outyell Bernanke — Tuesday IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Jul 17, 2012

Despite non-comments by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, markets finished the day in the black, led by earnings-driven gains in Coca-Cola, Goldman and others.