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.

What’s Next for Natural Gas?

The fuel's expanding uses will make it a growing part of the energy sector.

What Renewed Bank Dividends Mean for Stocks

As the Fed allows big banks including Wells Fargo and JP Morgan to boost dividends, the news is moving the broader market.

Let’s Go Shopping … for Stocks

A market sell-off is when investors should prepare a list of stocks to buy like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).

General Electric: 3 Pros, 3 Cons

Rocked by nuclear headlines, will GE's shares plunge further -- or are they a buy?

Is General Electric (GE) Facing End of Nuclear Business?

A General Electric nuclear reactor is at the epicenter of the crisis in Japan. Could that mean the end of GE's nuclear venture?

The Most Misunderstood Stock on Wall Street: Apple

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is dirt cheap, selling at roughly half of its historical valuation, because it is a misunderstood company and stock.

5 Nuclear Stocks to Buy Despite Japan Crisis

Investing in nuclear energy stocks may seem risky in light of the Japan crisis, but nuclear fusion as a power source will not disappear.

Crude Oil Prices Roll Back – But Will They Surge Soon?

Crude oil prices indicate a downtrend after the Japan crisis, but is oil's run really over?

Alternative Energy ETFs Winning Favor

These funds should continue to fare well.

Stocks Make It Halfway Back From Selloff

Stocks mount a late rally, but uncertainty in Japan continues to weigh heavily.

Medicis, Allergen Looking Good as Vanity Stock Plays

Amid a recession, plastic surgeries grew 5% last year.

What Else Can Apple Fans Expect in 2011?

With no iPad 3 coming until next year, here are three other products rumored to be in the works.

In Case You Missed Monday

The market's rally falls a little short.

Investing in Coal – Your Best Stock for the 2011 Commodities Boom

Commodities and coal stocks offer big potential right now for investors, especially Cliffs Natural Resources NYSE:CLF.

Late Rally Can’t Overcome Slow Start

Too much uncertainty means a down day for stocks.

Lilly Targets Animal Health Kingdom

The company looks to offset its flagging core drug business with another animal-health acquisition.

Buyout May Be Lilly’s Best Hope

A shareholder proposal may clear the way for a takeover of the pharmaceutical giant.

Too Many Tablets, And Only One Apple

Flooding the market won't help all device makers, and you-know-who has set the bar higher.

In Case You Missed the Weekend

All eyes are on Japan.