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.

Health Insurers Weathering Sickly Q1 Results

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
A large swath of managed care companies had lousy Q1 earnings, but few have fallen to bargain prices. Are there any values to be found in the sector?

Why Gold Miners’ Solid Q1 Numbers Weren’t Enough for Investors

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Gold miners produced solid numbers in the first quarter, and investors cared to the sum of zero, selling them off anyway. Why? And could the drubbing continue?

Spirit Airlines Boycott Call Soars on Facebook

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Facebook users create a boycott page against Spirit Airlines after the company refuses to refund the ticket of a Vietnam Vet facing terminal cancer.

First-Quarter Media Winners and Losers

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
Here's how CBS, Comcast, Time Warner stack up, and what to expect from Viacom and Disney.

What the Oil Majors’ Earnings Reveal

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
In a mixed quarter, refining clearly remains a sore point even as production profits continue apace. Expect the same to hold for smaller firms as well.

Should I Buy Clorox? 3 Pros, 3 Cons

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
It has plenty of strengths, but some serious flaws at the moment as well, such as slow economy and falling gross margins.

How the Shorts Figured Out Green Mountain

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
GMCR sank by almost 40% after the bell Wednesday as the company cut its full-year earnings forecast. But several red flags preceded the report.

MasterCard, Visa Earnings Trump Forecasts

By Angela Nazworth, InvestorPlace Writer
Credit card companies MasterCard and Visa both reported quarterly earnings Wednesday that beat Wall Street's expectations.

Green Mountain Coffee Grounded — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
After a lackluster day for the markets, Green Mountain set off fireworks with disappointing K-Cup sales and a lowered forecast that sent GMCR shares plunging.

The Top 5 Defense Stocks: Pros & Cons

By Susan J. Aluise, Aviation, Auto & Transportation Writer
Here's how Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon stack up post-earnings.

The Worsening Stink at Chesapeake Energy

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
The run of sordid news shows a management that just doesn't get it. But is the stock finally worth a look at its fresh 52-week low?

Gold, Silver Down on U.S., Eurozone Data

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Jobs reports from both the U.S. and Europe disappoint.

Rupert Murdoch Unfit? Investors Should Agree

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
The phone-hacking scandal may be the worst foul-up yet on Murdoch's watch, but it's also just the latest fiasco weighing on his empire.

Rival Buying Lane Bryant Parent for $890M

By Angela Nazworth, InvestorPlace Writer
Women’s fashion retailer Ascena Retail Group will acquire Charming Shoppes, owner of Lane Bryant, Catherines Plus Sizes and Fashion Bug, for about $890 million.

P.F. Chang’s Goes Private; Who’s Next?

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
A private equity firm has agreed to buy out P.F. Chang’s China Bistro. What happened, and what might it mean for other restaurant stocks?

RadioShack Looks to Recharge via Mobile and Big Dividend

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
RadioShack is under the gun to make a new model focused on "mobility" work, and work soon as the company struggles to save its iconic brand name.

3 Signs of a Potential Short Squeeze

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
A closer look at Barnes & Noble shows it was flashing all three of them. If you're shorting a stock, don't get caught unaware.

10 Short Squeeze Candidates

By Chris Johnson, CEO, Johnson Research Group
These short favorites have stock prices that are on the rise, and a squeeze could be next big play.

May Brings a Bloom to the Dow — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Markets started out May on a strong note as manufacturing data from the U.S. and China showed strong growth. The Dow touched a 4-year high.
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