Hot Stocks

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.

Gold Posts Weekly Loss as Budget Talks Continue

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold sank in Friday trading as negotiations in Washington to avert the U.S. fiscal cliff entered a last minute frenzy, leaving the metal with a weekly loss.

Hospital Stocks Set for Good, Not Great, 2013

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Further gains are possible, but not like 2012's terrific performance. Political uncertainty over Medicaid cuts will most likely make for a volatile ride.

Hewlett-Packard Ends the Year with Justice Department Probe

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
The disasterous Autonomy acquistion keeps getting worse, with legal investigation now underway.

Wal-Mart Joins Same-Day Delivery Battle

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Wal-Mart is testing same-day delivery in five markets in a bid to compete with Amazon.

DirecTV to Raise Prices in 2013

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
DirecTV is raising monthly subscription fees by an average of 4.5% starting in February due to higher programming costs.

Gold Rises as U.S. Poised to Go Over Cliff

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold rose in Thursday trading after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters that the U.S. was likely to go over the fiscal cliff.

Markets Fall, Cliff Gets Closer — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
The fiscal cliff is getting closer but Washington is no closer to making a deal, sending the markets in the red for a second straight day.

Amazon’s Opportunity (and Risk) in the Cloud

By Brad Moon, InvestorPlace Contributor
Its Web Services unit leads the field and brings in prodigious revenue. But the threats are many, from service outages to security breaches to competition.

ConAgra Foods: Buy for Defense Only

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
It's up, but trails the broader market. So if you're looking for something that will juice your returns, why jump in now?

Toshiba in Talks to Sell Part of Westinghouse Stake

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Toshiba is considering offers from three companies to acquire up to 16% of its stake in its Westinghouse nuclear reactor unit.

5 Dumb Investment Mistakes I Made in 2012

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
I admit it: Not all of my moves turned out to be brilliant. Hopefully, I can learn not to make the same ones in 2013.

Gold Inches Higher in Low Post-Holiday Trading

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold traded up fractionally in light post-Christmas trading as investors looked for signs of a U.S. budget deal and London markets were closed.

Ugly Day for Retailers — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
A poor report on Christmas shopping led retail stocks lower and Obama cut a Hawaii vacation short to engage in more fiscal cliff talks.

Nielsen Is One to Watch

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
It's a lot more than just a TV and radio ratings service. Though its other businesses are less well known, they're are no less impressive.

Can Housing-Related Shares Keep Rallying?

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
Supply-chain stocks linked to housing's recovery have surged in 2012. While the fundamentals remain intact, investors will need more of discernment in 2013.

A Look at Earnings from Oracle and Bed, Bath & Beyond

By Ed Elfenbein, Editor of Crossing Wall Street
Oracle and Bed Bath & Beyond released earnings last week with a mixed bag: Oracle hit it out of the park but BBBY was a little bit more muted.

Oracle Sales Bode Well for Investors and Tech Sector

By Traders Reserve
Oracle's recent release of strong quarterly earnings and an upbeat look into the future bodes well for the industry and the economy, too.

Gold Rises on U.S. Budget Standoff, Posts Weekly Loss

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold gained in Friday trading after U.S. budget talks appeared to reach a new impasse and Congress departed for the holidays, but was down for the week.

Argentina’s Red-Hot Rally: Don’t Get Burned

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
A slew of factors -- political, financial and economic -- make the country's recent outsized gains unsustainable. U.S. investors shouldn't be tempted.
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