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.

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

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
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

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
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

By InvestorPlace Staff
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

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
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

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor
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

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.
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