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.

Bankers Gang Up to Keep Wal-Mart Out of Financial Services

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
A group of banks and financials services providers is urging the Federal Reserve to stop Walmart's expansion into pre-paid card services.

JCPenney Same-Store Sales Sink: 6 Stocks in 60 Seconds

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
This week's video: JCPenney's same-store sales fell 17% in Q1. Also, find out why Arena Pharmaceuticals and Toyota are both celebrating.

Whole Foods Announces a 2-for-1 Stock Split

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Whole Foods shares rose sharply after the company reported better-than-expected earnings and said it would split is shares 2-for-1 at the end of May.

Gold Drops Amid Dow Jones’ Jump

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Investor confidence in the U.S. economy and better economic signals from overseas pushed the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a record high, while gold declined.

Dow 15000! — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 15000 mark for the first time ever, and the S&P 500 continued its record-setting rally.

Belviq Is Not the Next Fen-Phen … Probably

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Arena Pharmaceuticals' withdrawal of its European application for Belviq has turned the stock into a three-ring circus. Don't panic -- just get the facts straight.

GM Recalling 38K+ Hybrids Over Stalling, Fire Risk

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
General Motors is recalling 38,000 Chevrolet Malibu Eco and Buick LaCrosse and Regal hybrids over faulty circuit boards that could lead to trunk fires.

Pfizer Spares Patients From Erectile Dysfunction Embarrassment

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
Pfizer has created an industry first by selling its successful Viagra pill directly to consumers -- a move that has implications for major drugmakers and pharmacies alike.

Apple, Banks Keep Pushing Ahead — Monday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
The S&P 500 hit another closing record Monday thanks to substantial moves in Apple and Bank of America.

Gold Futures Gain in Weak-Volume Session

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold futures rose slightly in Monday trading with London markets closed due to the Bank Day holiday.

Can Groupon Get Its Numbers on Track?

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Groupon's earnings report is just a couple days away. Should investors expect the company's usual faceplant, or could the daily-deals site outdo itself this time?

Facebook Backs Keystone Pipeline: Should You Care?

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Could the backlash over Facebook's indirect support of the Keystone Pipeline affect shares of the company? Probably not.

Unilever Plans to Sell Wish-Bone Dressing Business

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Unilever is reportedly preparing to sell its Wish-Bone salad dressing business and is working with Goldman Sachs to facilitate the sale.

‘Iron Man 3’ Continues to Rake in the Cash

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Disney's "Iron Man 3" took in $175.3 million in its opening weekend in the U.S. and Canada, second only to last year's "The Avengers."

The Barron’s 500: Apple Tops the List

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Apple took the top spot in Barron's list of the 500 top-performing publicly traded companies for 2013.

GM Takes Umbrage to WSJ Op-Ed Piece

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
General Motors has called an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that criticized its expansion plans in China "fear monger" that didn't withstand "fact checking."

Gold Slips on Stronger U.S. Employment Data

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold prices slipped Friday after a government report showed stronger hiring in April than economists had expected, dimming the chance of increased stimulus.

LinkedIn Ain’t Perfect After All

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
LinkedIn's quarterly results impressed as usual, but its second-quarter outlook was glaringly disappointing, hinting toward the end of its breakneck growth.

Gold Rises on ECB Rate Cut

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold climbed in Thursday trading on the heels of an interest rate cut by the European Central Bank.
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