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.

3 Soaring Stocks With Earnings on the Way

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
These three overbought stocks have been booming. Should you stay or go? Here's how to handle them with earnings right around the corner.

Gold Drops to Six-Week Low on Stronger U.S. Dollar

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold futures tumbled in Friday trading, hitting a six-week low as squabbling in Europe increased fears of eurozone debt deals, sending the U.S. dollar up.

McDonald’s: Hungry for New Offerings

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
MCD has plenty of reason to be struggling, considering the tough global environment. But the chain also hasn't lured in customers with fresh enticements.

Microsoft Gives Investors No Reason to Buy

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Software giant Microsoft's latest earnings report shows that its efforts to broaden into mobile will take a while to start paying off.

Google’s Hardware: Pain Now, Profit Later?

By Brad Moon, InvestorPlace Contributor
The cost of selling devices is starting to crimp today's bottom line. That's not so bad if the tablets, handsets and other gizmos create new revenue -- a big if.

CMG Has Einhorn Smelling Like Roses Again

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Weeks after David Einhorn was laughed out of the room for his Chipotle/Taco Bell thoughts, CMG is crushed on poor earnings ... but he wasn't wholly proven right.

AMD Is Adrift Amid the Tablet Revolution

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
The chipmaker posted a rough quarter and provided soft guidance -- and what's worse, it seems to lack a strategy for breaking into the tablet game.

Where’s the Market Going? Watch IBM

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options
Stocks tend to follow Big Blue's post-earnings trading pattern: When it trades up in the following week, then the market has traded up 75% of the time.

Forget the Flub: Google’s Larry Page Wants to Talk Mobile

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Google CEO Larry Page didn't waste much time on its early earnings flub, and instead diverted attention to the mission at hand: figuring out mobile.

Tech Slides Amid Google’s Goof — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
A massive earnings mess-up by Google weighed heavily on the Nasdaq, and the other major indices ended winning streaks.

Gold Drops on Stronger Dollar, Europe Fears

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Bickering between France and Germany over European budgets increased worries over the eurozone's debt and sent the U.S. dollar up and gold down Thursday.

Google Stock Smashed After Massive Earnings Blunder

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Whoops! Google's accidental early release of poor third-quarter earnings sent the stock down 9% Thursday afternoon, before trading was halted.

Nokia Shares Drop on Wider Q3 Loss

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Nokia reported a wider third-quarter loss on falling sales and projected that the current quarter would be "challenging."

Select Comfort Slides Despite Killer Earnings

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Select Comfort posted an impressive Q3 report and raised its full-year outlook. Yet it wasn't enough to rouse investors, who wanted much more.

American Express Shares Dip on Q3 Misses

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
American Express reported higher third-quarter earnings and revenue, but still missed Wall Street expectations, sending its shares lower.

Housing Booms, Tech Breaks — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
A four-year best in housing starts sent homebuilders upward and onward Wednesday, but the tech sector was slammed after poor reports from IBM and Intel.

Gold Shows Modest Gains on Softer Dollar

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold posted small gains on Wednesday as investors took advantage of buying opportunities and the U.S. sagged against other currencies.

Inside Bank of America’s Mixed Bag

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
What should investors make of Bank of America's third-quarter report? While it's OK overall, there are some caveats once you take a closer look.

IBM Exposes Tech’s Weakness

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
IBM's latest earnings report is a sector-wide warning for investors: Sluggish global growth is taking a toll even on tech's biggest, most solid operators.
Load More Articles