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.

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

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
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

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
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

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
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

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Worsening economic conditions in Spain and U.S. 1Q earnings reports contributed as well.

Ford Earnings Beat Estimates Despite European Slowdown

By InvestorPlace Staff
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?

By Jeff Reeves
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

By Gene Marcial, InvestorPlace Contributor
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.

Amazon on Fire — Will it Stay Hot or Not?

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Amazon completed their latest quarter with a bang, as sales of Kindle book readers soared. But Amazon has a history of up and down earnings, so be cautious.

Amazon Kills the Shorts

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Q1 earnings slid, but beat the estimates -- launching the stock again. Behind the results: Strong sales of the Kindle Fire tablet.

Netflix: The Toughest Lesson I Ever Learned

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Netflix's crazy run from 2010 to 2011 is well-documented -- but less well-known is one trader's cautionary tale about letting a momentum stock run the show.

Mixed-Up Markets Finish Up — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Stock markets shook off disappointing jobs news and a number of big-name earnings disappointments to make slight gains Thursday.

Profiting in A New Era of Payment Services

By Hilary Kramer, Editor, GameChangers
Mobile payment processing is a multi-billion dollar business, and these companies are all involved. Picking up the best players is a solid strategy

Gold, Silver Higher on Fed Stance, Eurozone Weakness

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
The metals are gaining on Thursday, thanks to broadly supportive forces, from the U.S. Fed, the eurozone and corporate earnings.

AstraZeneca CEO Resigns, Shares Drop

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
CEO David Brennan departs after the company reported lower earnings and sales for the last quarter and a diminished outlook for the year.

Exxon Mobil: Q1 Profits Fall, Q2 Dividend Rises

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
ExxonMobil’s first-quarter earnings fell 11%, missing analysts’ forecasts, while revenue rose and oil and natural gas production slid.

Demand Media’s Accounting Problem

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
There may be less than meets the eye on its balance sheet, and it makes the CEO's outsize pay even more suspect.

Indices Get By on ABCs — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Apple's earnings momentum turned into big gains Wednesday, Boeing surged and Coca-Cola gained on news of a stock split, all helping markets.

Gold, Silver Fall Back Ahead of Fed Meet

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
The U.K.'s slide and falling U.S. durable-goods orders added to the uncertainty.

Coca-Cola Board Recommends Stock Split

By Christopher Freeburn, InvestorPlace Writer
Coca-Cola's board recommended a 2-for-1 stock split, the 11th in its history, to be voted on by shareholders on July 10.
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