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.

Gold Edges Up Ahead of Fed Decision

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold gained modestly on Wednesday as investors waited for a decision on a new round of quantitative easing to emerge from the Federal Reserve meeting.

5 Little-Talked-About Details in Apple’s Big iPhone 5 Reveal

By Jeff Reeves
These five issues may not have grabbed a lot of headlines yet, but they are crucial to the story of Apple and its iPhone business going forward.

If You Can’t Get Stock News in Your Own Language, RUN!

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
It's hard enough to keep tabs on looming threats to stocks here in the U.S. Trying to cherry-pick emerging-market ADRs can be a nightmare.

Can Amazon Compete Now That It Charges Sales Tax?

By Jeff Reeves
Many investors worry that Amazon being forced to collect sales tax -- recently enacted in California, Texas and other states -- could hurt AMZN. Don't be.

Family Dollar to Settle Overtime Lawsuit for $14M

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Family Dollar has negotiated a preliminary deal with 1,700 New York store managers to settle a lawsuit relating to overtime wages for a maximum of $14 million.

Boeing: A Supplier’s Best Friend

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
And these companies -- from General Electric and Rolls Royce to Fuji and Goodrich -- give investors good indirect bets on BA's promising fortunes.

McDonalds’ Major Change to Menu Boards

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Struggling fast-food chain McDonald's is still trying to lure in calorie-conscious customers -- now by making nutritional information even easier to see.

General Motors in a Low ‘Volt’-age Mess

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
General Motors is said to be losing nearly $50,000 on every Volt it makes. Worse, U.S. taxpayers are the ones on the hook for that cash.

Who Has the Best Pharma Pipeline?

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
A look through Big Pharma's drug pipelines shows a lot of promise across several companies, but one firm stands out as having big-time revenue growth potential.

Moynihan’s Silence Is a Victory Cry for Bank of America Investors

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Bank CEOs tend to go mum once troubles have passed, which makes Brian Moynihan's relative silence music to BAC investors' ears.

PXP in Deep Water With Offshore Purchases

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Plains Exploration is going to pay BP and Shell more than its market cap for the privilege of entering offshore E&P. Sounds a little crazy.

Gold Rises on Warning of U.S. Credit Downgrade

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Renewed warnings on a possible U.S. credit downgrades sent the dollar lower and gold back on its march toward a six-month high Tuesday.

Dow Parties Like It’s 2007 — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Markets rebounded from Monday's losses, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting its highest point since December 2007.

Morgan Stanley-Citigroup Deal: Everybody’s … Happy?

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Morgan Stanley and Citigroup finally agreed on how to split their joint venture in the Smith Barney brokerage business. Surprisingly, everyone's all smiles.

Turkcell Continues Climb Despite Drama

By Charles Sizemore, Chief Investment Strategist, The Freeport Society
Headlines about Turkcell may read like a soap opera, but its gains sure read like a winner.

Deutsche Bank Aims to Trim Risk, Shares Rise

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Deutsche Bank announced plans to cut costs, reduce risky investments and increase its financial reserves to meet tightened regulatory requirements.

Penney’s Free Haircut Ploy: Not So Dumb

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
Offering free haircuts is a low-cost way to lure shoppers and create some much needed goodwill. It could even be a sign CEO Ron Johnson still has a magic touch.

Why Some Retailers Are Thriving in the ‘Showrooming Era’

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Dick's and other sporting goods firms are proving durable against the "look in-store, buy online" trend. Here's why.

Gold and Silver Pull Back From Surge

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold and silver retreated on Monday after surging last week as a strengthening dollar and upcoming European central bank moves gave investors pause.
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