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.

Home Prices Rise, but Builders Look Frothy

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Beware: The sector's stocks may have gotten ahead of reality. The Case-Shiller index's good news for homeowners won't necessarily boost homebuilders.

Best Buy Struggles for the Best Way Forward

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Even going private is fraught with major challenges, such as coming up with the buyout money -- and the ability to pay it back. And how likely is a takeover?

Is One of These Men Coca-Cola’s Next CEO?

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
CEO Muhtar Kent of Coca-Cola probably isn't stepping down anytime soon, but the battle between potential successors has already begun.

A Big Chill for Shell’s Arctic Drilling Plans

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
A series of regulatory hangups, poor summer weather and outright accidents is putting billions of spending in jeopardy. Shell still has a long road ahead.

Comcast’s Pound-Foolish Olympic Bet

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
The media giant faces the unlikely prospect of ever turning a profit on this or future games. Don't expect to see CEO Brian Roberts on the podium.

3 Auto Parts Suppliers for Your Garage

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Consumers are keeping automobiles longer, providing investors with an opportunity to buy into the trend with these three solid auto parts suppliers.

5 More Facebook-Like Wild Price Swings

By Traders Reserve
Facebook and Zynga are just two stocks with wild price after earnings, and here are 5 more plays for investors to look at heading into their earnings releases

Gold, Silver Futures Stagnant; Mining Stocks More Positive

By Angela Nazworth, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold and silver futures inched forward Monday, while several mining stocks made more significant gains.

Waiting for Fed and ECB — Monday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Stocks trade in a narrow range ahead of key policy meetings in Washington and Frankfurt.

CIT Group’s Q2 Loss Less Than Forecast, Shares Rise

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
CIT Group posted a larger second-quarter loss, compared to last year, but less than Wall Street had forecast, sending its shares higher.

Did Conoco Cut Off a Valuable Arm?

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Its first earnings report after spinning off Phillips 66 as a refiner wasn't promising. Conoco's dependence on oil prices for profits became all too clear.

HSBC Sets Aside $2B to Cover Scandal Costs

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
HSBC announced that it has put aside $700 to cover fines resulting from money-laundering charges in the U.S. and $1.3 billion for deceptive sales in the U.K.

Big-Box Retailers Take to the City

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor
As more people move to cities, Wal-Mart, Target and others are migrating along with the population. Shifting to the cityscape, though, has its own problems.

Summer’s Drought Will Wither Lots of Stocks

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
From ConAgra to Kraft to Papa John's, rising dairy prices will hurt a slew of food and dairy companies. The USDA has already cranked up its price estimates.

For Uranium, an Exit From the Doghouse?

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Supplies that are already tight and Japan's restart of two reactors could lead to a rebound in the sector. One company in particular should benefit.

The New Coffee-Can Portfolio: July Update

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
In April, we created our own tweaked version of Morningstar's extreme buy-and-hold portfolio -- swapping out a few holdings. So, how's it doing? Let's take a look.

Stop Trading When You Lose Control of Your Emotions

By Charles Sizemore, Chief Investment Strategist, The Freeport Society
Getting on Facebook and finding out you hate Zynga is not a reason to trade in either stock, but it's a reason investors make bad choices

Gold, Silver Futures Barely Move, But Bullion Booms

By Angela Nazworth, InvestorPlace Writer
Gold bullion continued to climb Friday, though futures mostly listed. Meanwhile, a number of mining stocks made decent headway.

The Q2 Earnings Season Shooting Gallery

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Quick-draw investors have had little patience for disappointing earnings, and have been turning several high-expectation stocks into Swiss cheese.
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