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.

Good Day For Luxury, Lipstick — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Feb 12, 2013

Luxury names Michael Kors and Fossil headed higher on earnings news Tuesday, as did beauty products mainstay Avon.

Gold Mostly Flat After G7 Statement

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer Feb 12, 2013

Gold was mostly flat in Tuesday trading after a G7 statement against currency devaluation sent the U.S. dollar lower and North Korea conducted a nuclear test.

Gold Drops to 5-Week Low on G-7 Rumblings

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer Feb 11, 2013

Gold and silver slid lower Monday amid news of a possible G-7 statement against currency devaluations; miners turned tail as well.

Little News, Little Wiggle — Monday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Feb 11, 2013

A slow Monday featured a lack of economic or earnings news and led investors to mostly sit on the sidelines for the day.

Ford Makes Big Push for Dealership Renovations

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer Feb 11, 2013

Ford announced on Sunday that it will match the costs of remodeling for all of its dealerships up to $750,000.

Biotech Movers: A Doubler for Opexa

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger Feb 11, 2013

A good week for little guys Opexa Therapeutics and Hyperion Therapeutics and giant Biogen. But Hemispherx BioPharma and BioCryst Pharmaceuticals had downers.

AFLAC Is Still a Solid Long Term Buy

By Ed Elfenbein, Editor of Crossing Wall Street Feb 10, 2013

AFLAC remains a solid dividend player despite some possible forward earnings weakness due to currency exchange issues in its Japanese operations

Gold Posts Weekly Loss on Lower U.S. Trade Deficit

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer Feb 8, 2013

A sharp drop in the U.S. trade deficit for December sent gold lower in Friday trading, pushing the metal to a weekly loss.

Apple & Einhorn: The Path to Insanity?

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer Feb 8, 2013

It's hard to figure out what to be more perplexed at: That Apple has fallen so far that David Einhorn is involved, or that Einhorn's inaccurate bluster might just work.

Ex-Walgreen Exec to Become RadioShack’s New CEO

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer Feb 8, 2013

Radioshack announced that Joseph C. Magnacca, formerly a vice president at Walgreen, would become its newest CEO next week.

Apple’s Rescue Too Little Too Late — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Feb 7, 2013

Downbeat jobs and productivity news coupled with a string of crummy earnings reports to send the broader markets into the red Thursday.

Gold Retreats on Draghi Remarks

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer Feb 7, 2013

Gold pulled back in Thursday trading after comments from the European Central Bank president raised new concerns about Europe's economic recovery.

Don’t Go Crazy Over an AMR-US Airways Deal

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer Feb 7, 2013

Investors win if a merger keeps an airline out of bankruptcy, but the post-merger share performance of the new entities -- and their volatility -- is nothing to be excited about.

Texas-Size Insider Selling at Texas Instruments

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor Feb 7, 2013

Warning: When this many insiders sell together, it means trouble. Here's why -- and how investors who are long TXN can protect themselves from a fall.

Google Makes $125M Buy to Improve Shopping Search

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer Feb 7, 2013

Google announced on Wednesday that it has purchased online retailer marketing service provider Channel Intelligence for $125 million.

Plenty of Action, Little Movement — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Feb 6, 2013

With no particular economic news to review and investors clearly taking a break from the January run up, markets closed virtually flat to Tuesday's prices.