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.

Barnes & Noble Plays Into Amazon’s Hands

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
Barnes & Noble's Nook price cut has only led to heightened consumer interest in a soon-to-be updated Kindle from Amazon.

5 Stocks For The Coming Election Media Spending Binge

By Traders Reserve
With the presidential election now set its time to break out the advertising, and these 5 media stocks look like election cycle winners for investors

An Ever-Darker Outlook for Coal

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
A string of second-quarter earnings reports confirm the industry is in the grip of a long-term squeeze. Further consolidation seems quite likely.

Stocks Barely on Track: Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Stocks started on the way up in the morning on good foreign and domestic news, but gave up some in the afternoon. The Dow barely finished up for the day.

Gold Drops, Silver Stagnant on Tuesday

By Angela Nazworth, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold prices dipped a tad, silver prices were flat and miners were mostly down during Tuesday trading.

Can Michael Kors Keep Up Its Strut?

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Investors are cheering Michael Kors' great first quarter, but the expectations bar has been raised even higher going forward.

Google Wants to Kill These Companies

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Google is looking to disrupt online travel and dining -- and Yelp, Kayak and TripAdvisor seem to be in the giant's crosshairs.

National Oilwell Varco Adds to Its Arsenal

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Its $2.5 billion deal for Robbins & Myers gives it more weapons -- and not just in oilfield services where it's already a giant. NOV gets access to new markets.

Summer Doldrums Dump the Rally: Monday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Markets took a breather from last week's five-day rally, with a focus on Europe and U.S. economic slowdown's combined with light August trading ending the run

Gold, Silver Inch Lower; Miners Bring Home More Losses

By Angela Nazworth, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold and silver futures traded lower on Monday. Most miners took modest losses, with Silver Standard and Kinross Gold among the day's biggest losers.

5 Retail Bloodbath Earnings Trades

By Traders Reserve
Retail stocks may be getting ahead of themselves in pricing, and these 5 hot stocks could lose some ground this week after earnings are released, so be prepared

Sears: Eddie Lampert Has a Master Plan

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Spinning off Hometown and Outlet stores is another smart move that will generate cash and cash flow for the next chapter in the Sears saga.

Food Crisis? Before You Jump to Conclusions…

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
It's key to see that the drought isn't hitting all food makers equally. Consider Nestle, which is enjoying a drop in its key supply prices, such as sugar.

FedEx Plans to Offer Buyouts for U.S. Workers

By InvestorPlace Staff
Citing slow economic growth and amid a likely disappointing first quarter, FedEx announced it would soon begin offering buyouts to some U.S. employees.

Which Story Line Will Steel Stocks Follow?

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
Steel stocks have low valuations and, in some case, attractive dividends. But until industry fundamentals turn around, any rally should be viewed with suspicion.

Why Sirius XM Is Worth Tuning Into

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
SIRI continues to expand both subscriptions and content, and while it likely has some pain ahead, its outlook has improved.

Gold, Silver Barely Move on Friday

By Angela Nazworth, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold bullion perked up a bit. Gold prices inched up as sliver slid. Most miners brought in gains, but Silver Standard was a big loser.

Are Gold Miners the Best Way to Tap Gold?

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
The assumption is that gold miners are the better way to invest in gold, especially when the price of gold is rising. But when you assume ...

S&P’s Streak Still Alive — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
The S&P 500 managed to hold onto a fifth straight day of gains, while the Dow dropped off. However, news on the earnings front leaned mostly to the down side.
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