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.

S&P 500 Limping Into the Weekend

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor
VeriSign, grocers among Friday morning's falling stocks; Micron, SanDisk and Southwest make gains.

McDonald’s, BAC a Drag on Dow Jones

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor
McDonald's sales disappoint Wall Street, sending shares down almost 4% early Friday. JPMorgan, Pfizer and GE also slumping.

Don’t Write Off OpenTable Quite Yet

By Kevin Kelleher, Technology & Markets Contributor
The company may not be in the crosshairs of Google's purchase of Zagat.

Tiny Amarin Banking on Fish Oil Drug Success

By Barry Cohen, Health Care Writer
The stock's upside is potentially huge if this drug takes off.

Time to Take Men’s Wearhouse off the Discount Rack

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
MW was unjustly battered on a slight earnings disappointment -- though it's still a little too pricey to buy.

Google’s Zagat Buy Makes Local Market Waves

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Open Text investors appear a little nervous.

High-Brow Food Goes High-Tech: Google Buys Zagat

By Jeff Reeves
News of the alliance has both foodies and techies taking note. Here's why it's noteworthy to investors.

S&P 500 Fighting off Fifth Consecutive Drop

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor
Valero, Hess Corp. are helping to keep index in the black; Genworth Financial, Morgan Stanley are taking losses.

Light Day for Dow as Traders Wait on Obama

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor
Bank of America leads financial stocks downward early Thursday; Cisco, Microsoft each make 2% gains.

Pandora’s Profit Path Doesn’t Match Stock Price

By Kevin Kelleher, Technology & Markets Contributor
The company's high costs doesn't suggest its current market cap makes sense.

Big Pharma Eyes Rare-Disease Revenue Stream

By Barry Cohen, Health Care Writer
Large drug firms are starting to look beyond common maladies to keep the cash coming.

Amazon’s Silly Tax Gambit

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
Amazon's Jobs-for-tax-amnesty request in California opens up a can of worms in the ongoing Internet tax debate.

5 Companies Driving the $81B Video Game Industry of 2016

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
As video gaming revenue moves away from the storefront, expect these big names to stay in the forefront.

AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Should Get Fired Next

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
AOL CEO Tim Armstrong’s job has become less secure in the wake of the firing of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz. The AOL leader may very well be next.

Sunoco Spinoff of Refinery Business Bodes Well for Its Future

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
Refining's low profit margins were holding Sunoco back, and the announced spinoff of that business has investors frothing at the mouth.

S&P 500 Bounces Back

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor
Stocks look on track to break their losing streak.

Everything Looking Up Early for Dow Jones

By Jonathan Yates, InvestorPlace Contributor
Bank of America rebounds on management changes; Alcoa, Chevron, Intel also make gains early Wednesday.

The World Might Never Know How Toxic Bank of America Really Is

By Jeff Reeves
As Bank of America tries to sell off its parts to rectify past mistakes, the world may never get to see just how ugly BAC stock really is.

AOL: Now a Venture Capitalist?

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Techcrunch editor/blogger Michael Arrington's new venture capital fund isn't sizable, but it brings AOL's journalistic arm into question.
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