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.

Pink Slips for 2,000 at Bank of America

Bank of America plans to shed 2,000 jobs at its investment banking and international wealth management units, the Wall Street Journal reports.

3 Earnings Reports to Keep an Eye On

Earnings releases provide investors the opportunity to profit on either end of good or bad news. Watch these 3 stocks for a chance to profit quickly this week

Italy’s Eni: Don’t Overlook This Energy Giant

Its big deals with Russia and China are creating a promising future, and investors who ignore that are missing out on a great opportunity.

Gold Down, Silver Up on U.S., China Data

Both U.S. manufacturing and China reports are better than expected.

Coke-Monster Is Bad News for Pepsi

Any partnership between the cola giant and the energy-drink leader will put Pepsi even further behind.

Pfizer: Profits Drop, Beat Forecasts

Pfizer's first-quarter earnings and revenue declined, led by dropping sales for Lipitor, but beat analysts’ forecasts, even as it lowered its outlook.

April Showers on Wall Street — Monday’s IP Market Recap

Stocks ended the day and the month down, as improved U.S. personal income and two big acquisitions did nothing to quell investor economic and European concerns.

Should You Buy Into the Barnes & Noble E-Book Hype?

Microsoft's investment in the Barnes and Noble NOOK e-reader will give both firms the ability to take advantage of a growing market, but is it a buy BKS signal?

5 Great Stocks for Staying Ahead of the Curve

Investors are not only looking at current earnings, but also forward earnings and solid stock buyback plans. Here are 5 stocks that fit the bill on all three.

Energy Transfer Expansion Plans Include Sunoco Purchase

Energy Transfer Partners LP will buy Sunoco for $5.3 billion adding to their pipeline and asset holdings while continuing Sun's exit from the refinery business

Gold, Silver Lower to Start Week Full of Earnings, Data

Coeur D'Alene, NovaGold Resources among a number of miners declining Monday as spot gold and silver prices headed lower.

Homebuilder Stocks Make a Comeback

A number of stocks in the homebuilding sector put together their best week in more than a month after a slew of positive reports.

Kindle Keeps the Markets on Fire — Friday’s IP Market Recap

Amazon rode its earnings report to 15%-plus gains Friday, and the markets finished up slightly amid a host of big earnings-spurred slides.

P&G Shares Fall 4% as Outlook Declines

Procter & Gamble lowered expectations for its full fiscal year, which ends in June, blaming slow sales and rising costs, sending its shares down 4%.

5 Under-the-Radar Bellwether Stocks

Want to know what's happening across the economy? Beyond the usual big blue-chip indicators are stocks like these that can clue you in.

Gold, Silver Up on Positive But Slow U.S. GDP

Worsening economic conditions in Spain and U.S. 1Q earnings reports contributed as well.

Ford Earnings Beat Estimates Despite European Slowdown

Ford earnings in North America were strong, but demand in Europe and Asia for the company's cars was weak, and overall revenue and profit were lower in Q1.

Starbucks Takes a Spill — But Has It Cooled for Good?

Starbucks shares were down about 6% Friday after a fairly positive report still showed weakness in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Xerox: Making Progress on the Comeback Path

Its transition to a digital world is steadily taking shape. Wall Street isn't paying much attention, but XRX could be a long-term turnaround bet.