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.

Amazon Stands Down On California Tax Fight

By Jonathan Berr, InvestorPlace Contributor
The company has a year to keep fighting the proposition of collecting sales tax.

Nokia Earns at Least One Win Against Apple

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Finnish mobile phone maker's Ovi Store has more app downloads than the App Store -- a sign of promise for when Nokia and Microsoft's Windows phones hit the market.

How to Invest Your Money When Stocks Are Neither Up Nor Down

By Richard Band
The current financial news is mixed, making the market fickle and unpredictable. Instead of sitting still, plan to make a move on BP and Nestle.

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.
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