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.

No Gloom, But No Rally — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Earnings news continued dominated headlines Wednesday, but failed to move the needle as markets listed south.

Gold Falls to a Seven-Week Low

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold fell again on Wednesday, hitting a seven-week low, after the Federal Reserve indicated that it would continue to keep interest rates low.

Lumber Liquidators’ Firm Footing in Flooring

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
With rapid and profitable growth, LL is quietly killing its category. Its lean operation is paying off for consumers, and investors love the soaring stock.

Weak Q4 Forecasts Send Tech Shares Down

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Reduced outlooks for the current quarter sent shares of Juniper Networks, Broadcom and EMC down in Wednesday trading, while VMware's Q4 forecast met estimates.

Biotechs Beat Q3 Earnings, Revenue Estimates

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Amgen, Gilead Science and Questcor Pharmaceuticals posted third-quarter earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street forecasts.

Bristol-Myers, Eli Lilly Miss Q3 Forecasts, Shares Slide

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Eli Lilly reported third-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street estimates as generic competition slammed drug sales.

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.
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