Google’s parent is caught in the crossfire of the brewing trade war and the deepening Facebook scandal. Here’s a look at the real story behind the headlines. Read More
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John has decades of experience in the technology and political realms. He has worked as a staff editor at Inc. and Venture magazines, and written for Kiplinger's, Street Authority, Investing Answers, and TheStreet.com, to name a few. In a career that has spanned more than 40 years, John has been diligently and prolifically covering the news and its impact on investors.
John also has experience with the inner-workings of Capitol Hill, serving as a press secretary to U.S. Rep. Byron Dorgan (D-ND). John started his career as a daily newspaperman with The Orlando Sentinel.
John holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Boston University. He also completed the Davenport Fellowship in Business and Economics Reporting at the University of Missouri (Columbia).
Analyst Articles
Investors today put aside fears of a trade war to focus on robust expectations for corporate operating results. The main stock indices soared, in the best three-day gain since Donald Trump won the White House. Read More
Investors today were rankled by China’s retaliation against Trump’s tariffs. After plunging earlier in the session, the main indices ended in the green. Read More
On the first trading day of the month, fresh worries about trade and technology pummeled stocks across the board. Presidential tweets weighed on Amazon and the Nasdaq. Read More
The Facebook-triggered backlash has snake-bitten tech investors. Here are your latest actions to take, as the breaking news disrupts our breakthrough disruptors. Read More
In the final trading session of the quarter, the main indices closed sharply higher. Favorable jobs and inflation data calmed Wall Street’s frayed nerves. Read More
In a familiar pattern, the main indices bounced around today before ending in the red. The culprits: tech sector uncertainty and unresolved trade issues. Read More
The main indices slumped Tuesday, as the U.S. and China continued to wrangle over trade. Tech stocks were laggards, amid the intensifying Facebook privacy scandal. Read More
The major benchmarks sharply rose Monday as the escalation of trade conflict between the U.S. and China seemed to wane. But jitters linger over the tech sector. Read More
The U.S. and China today exchanged accusations and threats, sending stocks into a downward spiral yet again. Read More