Hot Stocks

The stock market changes from minute to minute, and what’s hot today may not be hot tomorrow. Our expert analysts spot hot stocks that are heating up before the crowd swoops in to bid prices higher, and our journalists sift through the noise to shine a light on trending investments -- in spaces ranging from quantum computing to marijuana stocks -- to determine whether they’re actually worth your time.

Where to Invest During the Last Stage of the Market Recovery

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
Add these stocks from the consumer staples, health care and utilities sectors during this final stage in the U.S. economy's recovery.

Why Energy Will Be the No. 1 Trend in 2012

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor
This is the first time in 62 years that the U.S. is a net energy exporter. Here's what is fueling the shift and which companies to buy to profit from it.

GameStop Reports Sales Slide on Wii Woes

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
GameStop reported a slight decrease in same-store sales during the holiday period but maintained sales and earnings guidance for Q4 and the full year.

InfoSpace Suddenly Gets More Profitable

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
InfoSpace's purchase of TaxACT, which makes good money, is a smart way to capitalize on its growing search business.

Gold, Silver Move Higher to Start the Week

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Gold and silver were making slight gains Monday morning, also bringing up most mining shares. However, Newmont Mining was lagging behind.

Playing the Shale Energy Landgrab

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
Booming foreign interest in domestic reserves is creates big opportunity. Here are several ways you can tap into this energy gold rush.

Don’t Gripe About Viacom’s $84M CEO

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
Philippe Dauman is the highest paid CEO in America, making four times the paycheck of sector rival News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch. But Viacom investors aren't complaining.

First Week of 2012 Is a Hit! — Friday’s IP Market Recap

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
Markets finish the first week of 2011 in the black, with financial stocks, automakers and the Iowa caucus dominating headlines.

Ford Goes to Silicon Valley for R&D

By InvestorPlace Staff
It's opening a new lab there to plumb new technologies, among them "seamless connectivity, cloud computing and clean technology.”

IBM’s Rometty: CEO Succession Done Right

By James Mack, InvestorPlace Contributor
New CEO Virginia (Ginni) M. Rometty is as much of a sure thing for IBM as it gets. Here's what makes her clearly qualified to lead Big Blue.

Yet Another Distraction for Yahoo

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
The struggling company is now trying to figure out how to avoid a potentially huge tax bill -- and may turn to complex transactions to do so.

Gold, Silver Move Lower as EU Outweighs U.S. Jobs Data

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
European sovereign debt concerns remain traders' top worry both in London and the U.S. as gold and silver head for a lower first week of 2012.

Alcoa Could Report Fourth-Quarter Loss

By InvestorPlace Staff
Alcoa announces a 12% cut in its global smelting operations and restructuring charges that likely will push the company to its first quarterly loss since 2009.

Occidental CEO’s Outlandish Pay Has Bought Outstanding Performance

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor
Occidental's strong returns for nearly a decade shows its CEO is worth his $76 million price tag. But Apache proves you still can do well on less.

Remember, Retailers’ Earnings Matter More Than Sales

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
There's a lesson for investors in the December retail reports: Strong sales without healthy profit margins are hardly good news.

Bold Day for Bank of America — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

By Kyle Woodley, Senior Investing Editor, Kiplinger
Bank of America shares clear $6 for the first time since November, and other U.S. banking giants make gains. Automakers, Dendreon also charge ahead.

Dendreon Jumps 40% on Provenge Sales

By Barry Cohen, Health Care Writer
Dendreon saw its stock jump Thursday as sales of its cancer drug beat the expectations of both analysts and the company itself.

2011 Emerging Market Telecom Ups and Downs

By Charles Sizemore, Chief Investment Strategist, The Freeport Society
China Mobile did well, but Turkcell and Cellcom Israel flopped. However, I'm sticking with the Turkish telecom for a host of reasons.

U.S. Automakers Went Full Throttle in 2011

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
Chrysler, Ford and GM had their best year since the recession in 2011. What will 2012 bring for the automakers?
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