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.

Defense Stocks Move Higher on Mixed Earnings

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Defense stocks rose as Boeing and Northrop Grumman raised their annual outlooks and Lockheed Martin topped estimates, but General Dynamics missed forecasts.

Netflix on Red Alert Yet Again

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Slower subscriber growth and a woeful outlook for future subscribership and earnings had investors selling off NFLX on Wednesday.

Buying Solid Stocks in Small Bites For Best Results

By Richard Band
The spring euphoria on stocks has chilled heading into the autumn, and savvy investors should take the opportunity to pounce on good bargains

AT&T Falls Short on Q3 Revenue, Subscribers

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
AT&T posted third-quarter revenue and subscriber growth that disappointed Wall Street, but topped earnings estimates.

Is Canada’s Energy Hotbed Cooling Off?

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Ottawa's surprise rejection of the Petronas-Progress deal is raising concern that other deals may not go through, either. Is that unwarranted?

Gold Futures Hit Six-Week Low as Dollar Rises

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Lackluster corporate earnings reports cast a pall, raising worries about the global economy and sending gold down in Tuesday trading.

Earnings Bombs Drop the Dow — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
DuPont, 3M and United Technologies all helped the Dow head south on Tuesday. After the bell, Netflix got pummeled, while Facebook surprised to the upside.

Monster Beverage-Linked Deaths: Tragic? Yes. Lawsuit-Worthy? No.

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
The deaths being associated with Monster Beverage's energy drinks are tragic, but the connection and the liability are questionable.

3M Cuts 2012 Earnings Outlook, Shares Drop

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Shares of 3M fell in Tuesday trading after the company posted third-quarter earnings that met expectations, but lowered its profit outlook for the year.

Don’t Fall for SuperValu’s Sudden Surge

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Forget the rumors that Cerebus Capital is looking to finance an LBO. Just look at SVU's sorry business and money-losing results.

Texas Instruments Offers Weak Q4 Outlook

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Texas Instruments posted third-quarter revenue that exceeded Wall Street estimates, but predicted current-quarter revenue that disappointed analysts.

Murphy Oil’s Split Should Cheer Investors

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Spinning off its downstream gasoline marketing operations into a separate company should boost shareholder value, as other such oil company splits have done.

Lean ‘n’ Mean: 10 of Wall Street’s Most Efficient Stocks

By Jeff Reeves
In tough economic times, it's hard not to love companies that can operate an efficient ship -- like these 10 companies that get the most out of their employees.

CAT Disappoints but Bounces Back: Monday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Last Friday's major tumble was halted today -- just barely, especially for the Dow Industrials and the S&P 500.

Gold Rebounds on Lowered Corporate Outlook

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold advanced in Monday trading as investors sought safety after Caterpiller trimmed its profit outlook for the year, citing a soft economy.

Windows 8 Has Many Users Scratching Heads

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
Microsoft is rolling out its new Windows 8 operating system in a week, and users are already experiencing a sharp learning curve.

Caterpillar Is Feeling the Squeeze

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
But slow growth in Europe and China may be priced in already. Still, CAT's best days are still probably a couple of years out.

Siemens to Leave Solar Power Business

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Germany's Siemens said on Monday that it plans to sell its remaining solar energy businesses in an effort to shed unprofitable units and boost profits.

4 Companies Yahoo Could Buy

By Nate Wooley, InvestorPlace Writer
Marissa Mayer is said to be preparing for her next step as CEO of Yahoo: Acquisitions.
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