Hot Stocks

The stock market changes from minute to minute, and what’s hot today may not be hot tomorrow. Our expert analysts spot hot stocks that are heating up before the crowd swoops in to bid prices higher, and our journalists sift through the noise to shine a light on trending investments -- in spaces ranging from quantum computing to marijuana stocks -- to determine whether they’re actually worth your time.

$2B+ Explosion Penalty May Push PG&E to Bankruptcy

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) could be hit with a $2.25 billion fine over a 2010 natural gas pipeline blast that killed eight people.

The Time Has Come for A La Carte Pricing

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
The recent fight between Time Warner and CBS has put the issue of a la carte pricing back in the spotlight.

Rah-Rah Day for Retail: Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
The retail sector led the S&P 500 and Nasdaq higher thanks to big moves from Best Buy, JCPenney and Urban Outfitters.

Gold Gains on Seasonal Asian Demand

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold moved higher in Tuesday trading as India began a season religious celebration that typically pushes up demand for physical gold.

JCP Slowly Circles the Drain

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
JCPenney troublemaker Bill Ackman is gone and second quarter earnings are bad, but can JCP recover and stave off a Chapter 11 fate? The bet is on.

Urban Outfitters Earnings Show Strength Despite Weak Sector

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Urban Outfitters earnings have investors excited today, but Janney Montgomery Scott analyst Adrienne Tennant called that weeks ago.

Amazon Marches Into the Video Game Console War

By Brad Moon, InvestorPlace Contributor
Amazon might join Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo and a few others in the next-generation video game console war. And despite the competition, it's a good move.

JCPenney Earnings: Still Terrible, But We’re Used to It

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
JCPenney earnings were downright ugly, as revenue missed expectations and the company posted a loss nearly twice as wide as analysts were expecting.

To Disney Infinity and Beyond for NFC Technology

By Carla Lake, InvestorPlace Staff
Disney Infinity connects real-life toys to an open-ended video game in another step toward connecting physical objects to the online world.

Will General Motors Say ‘So Long!’ to South Korea?

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
South Korea's rising labor costs and won are becoming a double whammy for General Motors.

Bond Yields Rocket Toward 3%: Monday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Investors pulled out of bonds and stocks en masse, pushing 10-year Treasury bond yields to 2.9% and sending the broader index to a fourth straight day of losses.

Gold Slips on Profit-Taking

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold and silver sank slightly on Monday as investors took profits after last week's precious metal rally.

3 Soaring Pet Stocks to Adopt

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Two of these pet stocks have gained over 50% in the last year, while the third has been climbing more recently. And all three of them look promising going forward.

Google Winding Down 20 Percent Time

By Brad Moon, InvestorPlace Contributor
Google continues its march away from its innovative origins by winding down the 20 percent time program that let employees work on pet projects.

Yahoo Stock: All Style, Little Substance

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Yahoo stock might be soaring and Marissa Mayer might be turning heads, but the fundamental story is much different and much more dire.

High Shrimp Prices Could Make Darden Restaurants Seasick

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Shrimp prices just keep on soaring ... and that's bad news for already-struggling Darden Restaurants and other seafood-centric dining spots.

What’s Warren Buffett Buying?

By Charles Sizemore, Chief Investment Strategist, The Freeport Society
We take a look at what moves Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway made during the second quarter.

Gold Rises, Posts Weekly Gain

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold futures climbed modestly on Friday as Middle East violence and Federal Reserve tapering fears drove equities markets lower.

Daniel Loeb: Disney’s In, Virgin Media’s Out

By Adam Benjamin, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
What were the big moves for Daniel Loeb's Third Point LLC? New positions in DIS and KO while dropping out of VMED and CIM.
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