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.

DoJ Shoots Down Constellation Brands’ Shooting Star

By Charles Sizemore, Chief Investment Strategist, The Freeport Society
The torpedoing of the Modelo-Bud merger has deprived Constellation Brands of a much-needed shot in the arm.

GM Issues Recalls Over Bolts, Airbags

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
General Motors is recalling 8,519 Chevrolet Malibus over loose bolts in their suspension systems and expanding an earlier recall over defective airbags.

Gold Declines for Fourth Consecutive Month

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold declined more than 1% in Thursday trading to lock in the yellow metal's fourth consecutive month of declines.

Bitter End to Boffo January — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
UPS, PulteGroup led stocks lower Thursday in a lackluster end to an otherwise fantastic January for the broader indices.

Put That Pitney Bowes Crow on Hold

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
PBI shares were popping like crazy Thursday on better-than-expected Q4 results, but several numbers don't look all that pretty.

New York Times Hacked for Info on Chinese Family’s Fortune

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
The New York Times said on Thursday that Chinese hackers had breached its electronic security after it began investigating a Chinese leader's family fortune.

Why Would Michael Dell Spend More Dell Money to Buy Dell?

By Brad Moon, InvestorPlace Contributor
Michael Dell is rumored to be considering another $1 billion investment in his company to help take it private. It might be throwing good money at bad. Or it might be a rescue mission.

Specialty Chemicals: Boring But Profitable

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Specialty chemicals are boring, but they make for solid long-term businesses -- especially in the of Albemarle, which comes with experience and a nice niche.

AMZN: The Cult of Not Yet

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
Amazon keeps climbing on the vague promise of 'someday,' confounding bears and confusing analysts. But our cultural fascination with potential is pervasive ... and it extends far beyond stocks.

The Most Interesting Stock Charts for February

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
The energy and apparel retail sectors could hold some sweet buying opportunities, but the charts are flashing a danger sign for gold stocks.

Shrinking GDP Sinks Stocks — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Markets reacted broadly on the down side Wednesday as a Commerce Department report showed surprising weakness in GDP growth and the Fed left rates unchanged.

Gold Jumps on Surprise U.S. GDP Drop

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold climbed in Wednesday trading after the government released data showing that the U.S. economy unexpectedly contracted during the final quarter of 2012.

Chesapeake Energy: Free at Last!

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Investors cheered Wednesday's news that CEO Aubrey McClendon is stepping down from Chesapeake. Now, the company can move forward -- possibly with a buyout.

Don’t Fall Into the Netflix Trap

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Netflix jumped on better-than-expected earnings last week, but the long-term prospects for the company still don't look promising. Here's why.

Toyota Recalls More Than 1M Cars for Air Bag, Wiper Defects

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Toyota will recall more than 900,000 Corollas and 385,000 Lexus IS vehicles over improperly functioning airbags and windshield wipers.

Pharma, Housing Lead the Market — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
After starting off on a down note, the S&P and Dow rallied to gains while the Nasdaq managed to hold down losses to a fraction.

Gold Climbs on Fed Stimulus Confidence

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold rose in Tuesday trading as investors grew confident of more stimulus spending with the start of the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting.

Johnson, JCPenney Finally Stumble Into the Right Decision

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
CEO Ron Johnson finally righted a wrong by returning sales to JCPenney. But can the harm be undone?

Mayer’s Message at Yahoo Is Still Fuzzy

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
She's making good moves so far, but so much remains a mess. And the way out isn't anywhere clear enough yet to investors.
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