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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.

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

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.

Gold Advances Ahead of ECB Policy Meeting

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold posted a modest gain on Wednesday as the European Central Bank prepared for a major policy meeting on Thursday.

Home Depot to Hire 80,000 Seasonal Workers

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Home Depot plans to hire 80,000 seasonal workers this spring, 10,000 more than last year, to meet expected seasonal demand.

Don’t Pull the Trigger on Disney Just Yet

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
Walt Disney stock continues to push the ceiling skyward, but it might be a case of too much Star Wars optimism blanketing otherwise just-OK results.

What Microsoft’s 2013 Might Look Like

By Brad Moon, InvestorPlace Contributor
It's on a roll with releases of scads of new products across a range of fronts. The question is: Will they spark new growth?

Why Are Marijuana Stocks Growing Like Weeds Right Now?

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Marijuana-related stocks have doubled and even tripled in just a matter of days. The impetus is less than promising, even if the industry's future looks bright.

Is 3M Still Killing It?

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Though growth has slowed, its remains a well-focused and formidable company, but with a pricey stock right now.
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