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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.

Squeezes Can’t Save the Rally — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Despite several earnings-prompted short exoduses at Green Mountain, Groupon and Tesla, the broader markets couldn't keep themselves in the black.

Gold Dips on Jobless Data, Rising U.S. Dollar

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold moved modestly lower in Thursday trading on better-than-expected jobless claims and a stronger U.S. dollar.

Grand Canyon Education: The Best of a Mess

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Grand Canyon Education has proven a rare immunity to the broader woes and poor stock performance of the for-profit education sector.

The One Thing You Can’t Ignore About Apple

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
When it comes to Apple, the best advice is simple: Don't both worrying about any of the things that usually matter. It's traded on sentiment, not fundamentals.

Shrug Off April’s Same-Store Sales Miss

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
The "disappointing" headline same-store sales growth number out today is a weak perch for any real worries about the retail sector.

Microsoft Could Pay $1B for B&N’s Nook Unit

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Microsoft has reportedly offered Barnes & Noble $1 billion to acquire the booksellers Nook tablet and digital media business.

Tesla’s ‘Tsunami of Hurt’ Lands on Shorts

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
Tesla shorts have been been playing on the wrong side of the fence for months, and were bruised even further following TSLA's announcement of its first profit.

Disney Withdraws Bid to Trademark Holiday Name

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Disney has ended its effort to trademark the name of a popular Mexican holiday after receiving criticism from the Mexican-American community.

Fortune Brands: A Great-But-Not-Perfect Moment for Ackman

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
How Bill Ackman dealt with the Fortune Brands split into FBHS and BEAM wasn't a grand slam, but he's not kicking himself too hard.

The Bar Moves Higher Still — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Electronic Arts and Whole Foods were among strong earnings performers helping to drive the markets to yet higher all-time marks.

Gold Jumps on Strong India, China Buying

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Reports showing strong gold purchases by India and China sent the metal climbing in Wednesday trading.

Pounce on Fumbling AOL

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
AOL failed to live up to Street expectations for the first time in six quarters and the numbers aren't pretty ... yet it's still not time to bail the Internet company.

Coca-Cola Plans to Step Up Its Anti-Obesity Offensive

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Responding to rising anxiety of global obesity, Coca-Cola says it will stop advertising to children and promote low-calorie and diet drinks worldwide.

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.
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