Hot Stocks

Hot stocks are not about hype. They emerge when powerful themes, policy shifts, and capital flows converge. InvestorPlace analysts track fast-moving market narratives, especially in technology, AI, and infrastructure, to identify stocks drawing outsized attention and explain what is really driving those moves.

Gold Climbs on Syria Tensions, Demand

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Escalating international involvement in the Syrian conflict helped prop up gold in Friday trading, pushing the metal to a small weekly gain.

What’s Next for Gannett?

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
Gannett's purchase of TV station owner Belo was a brilliant stroke to counter its slower newspaper business, but GCI might be pressured to do more.

Microsoft’s Mini-Stores: Same Old Same Old

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Microsoft is jumping on the mini-store train with 500 planned Best Buy locations, and just like Samsung, Microsoft has plenty to gain. Best Buy, not so much.

Do the Drop-Down Dance With Spectra Energy

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Spectra Energy has agreed to drop down all of its remaining U.S. transmission and storage assets to its MLP, which should have investors doing a victory dance.

Microsoft Expands Window into Best Buy Stores-Within-A-Store

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Microsoft inked a deal with Best Buy to set up 500 store-within-a-store sites to focus on products running Windows 8.

Gannett Leads Market Charge: Thursday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Positive news on the retail and employment fronts helped send stocks to a rip-roaring rebound Thursday. Gannett helped lead the way on news it bought out Belo.

Gold Falls on Stronger U.S. Economic Data

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Better-than-anticipated reports on the U.S. economy boosted equities markets, but sent gold lower in Thursday trading.

Betting on Boeing: 3 Headwinds, 3 Tailwinds

By Susan J. Aluise, Aviation, Auto & Transportation Writer
Just when it looked like Boeing's 787 woes were behind it, a new set of concerns has investors worried.

Chipotle Wants to Replicate Its Mexican Success With Asian Food

By Adam Benjamin, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Chipotle is looking to follow up its success with Mexican cuisine by opening a new chain of eastern cuisine restaurants.

Why Specialty Retail Can’t Speak for the Sector

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Don't run screaming from the sector just because investors in these specialty stocks have the jitters.

Safeway Sells Canadian Operation for $6 Billion

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Safeway will sell its Canadian operation to Canada's Empire Company for $6 billion. Empire expects the deal to keep them ahead of growing Canadian competition

Big Tobacco Botches the E-Cig Name Game

By Charles Sizemore, Chief Investment Strategist, The Freeport Society
Big Tobacco's reluctance to slap valuable brand names like Marlboro and Camel on its e-cigarette lines is pure madness.

Gold Rebounds as U.S. Dollar, Equities Drop

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Declines in worldwide equities markets and a falling U.S. dollar helped rally gold in Wednesday trading.

The Dow’s in the Dumps: Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its first three-day skid of 2013 amid another day of broad selling on Wall Street.

Lululemon Drops: 6 Stocks in 60 Seconds

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
This week: Lululemon drops important news about its corner office. Plus, find out which drugstore chain has more than doubled so far in 2013.

A Lot of Movin’ for Nothin’ — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
America's major indices reacted unfavorably to news that the Japanese central bank left its monetary policy unchanged, fighting off a midday rally to end in the red.

Gold Falls on Bank of Japan Selloff

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold fell in Tuesday trading as part of a global commodities selloff prompted by the Bank of Japan's decision not to increase economic stimulus efforts.

The War for Sprint Might Be Over

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Softbank's improved offer for Sprint makes it almost certain to win its bidding war against Dish Network. And that might actually be a good thing for DISH.

Writers’ Eyes Fixed on Apple Pricing Case

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
Recent events affecting the book publishing industry, such as the Apple (AAPL) price-fixing case, have captured the attention of myself and other authors.
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