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.

GE Capital Resumes GE Dividend Payments

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
GE Capital will pay its parent company a $4.5 billion dividend for this year and resume regular dividend payments during the second quarter.

Selling Continues in Gold and Silver

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
U.S. housing starts and industrial output weighed on gold and silver prices, but numerous mining stocks were heading upward.

Retail’s First-Quarter Winners and Losers

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
The consumer continues to drive the U.S. economy, but not all retailers are benefiting the same way. Recent earnings help uncover the winners and losers.

Abercrombie Reports Fierce Drop in Q1 Profits

By Angela Nazworth, InvestorPlace Writer
Casual apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch reported plunging first-quarter profits. The news pulled ANF shares down more than 11% in morning trading.

Energy Independence: Alaska Heats Up

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
New technology is giving America's biggest energy player new life -- both onshore and in newly opened Arctic waters. Here's how the region could develop.

Amazon Is Saying ‘You’re Hired’ … a Lot

By Angela Nazworth, InvestorPlace Writer
Amazon is on a hiring spree, adding at least 1,000 jobs in Seattle alone. But some analysts think the rapid pace could hurt already thin profit margins.

J.C. Penney’s Turnaround Turns Ugly

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Ron Johnson's renovations aren't working as quickly as investors hoped, as shoppers reject JCPenney's new pricing strategy.

Markets Grapple With GM, Greece — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Worries over Greece and possible European contagion continued to worry the markets, and retailers had a mixed day of earnings.

Homebuilder Confidence Lifts the Sector’s Shares

By InvestorPlace Staff
The strongest reading among homebuilders since May 2007 cheers investors. Still, the current 29 is a long way from the 50+ that indicates good conditions.

Gold, Silver Up on Eurozone, U.S. News

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Weaker U.S. retail sales and an increasingly likely Greek exit from the euro weigh in.

Coty Will No Longer Call on Avon

By InvestorPlace Staff
Cosmetics maker Coty has rescinded their recent $24.75 per share offer to buy Avon products, as Avon did not respond in a timely manner to the offer.

Surviving a Round of Embarrassing Executive Shakeups

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
JPMorgan, Best Buy, and Yahoo! are all in turmoil as executives are forced to leave and new management must come in and turn around the confusion

Four Entertainment Stocks Worth Watching

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Maybe your horse didn't come in on Kentucky Derby day, but you can still profit from the ponies -- or from wrestling, car racing and concert promoting.

JPMorgan and Banks’ Blue Day: Monday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
The continuing saga of JPMorgan's $2 billion loss took down the banking sector on Monday and with it the Dow, as stocks stumbled all day in trading.

A CEO Checklist for Yahoo

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
Now that Yahoo has ousted CEO Scott Thompson, here are a few things management should keep in mind while tracking down the next chief.

Don’t Deny It, LinkedIn: A Monster Worldwide Deal Makes Sense

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
LinkedIn is pooh-poohing rumors that it's interested in buying Monster Worldwide, but the prospects of the deal aren't that unthinkable.

The Challenges Standing in Amazon’s Way

By Brad Moon, InvestorPlace Contributor
Beyond Apple's iPad and Barnes & Noble's Microsoft-backed Nook is a Japanese e-tailer that's gaining momentum. Add them up, and Amazon faces a tough road.

Gold, Silver Resume Downward Trend

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Concerns grow about a global economic slowdown and a restructuring of the European Monetary Union.

Drew Out as JPMorgan Investment Chief

By InvestorPlace Staff
Ina Drew, who ran the hedging group for the Chief Investment Office at JPMorgan Chase, has retired according to an announcement by JPMorgan due to hedge losses
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