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.

Intuit Switches on Turbo Power

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options Nov 15, 2010

Technology companies have advanced unevenly the past year, with buyout candidates faring much better than companies simply improving on the basis of fundamental earnings growth.

Tata Motors Posts Record Profit

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor Nov 12, 2010

The maker of the Nano minicar and the owner of the luxury car brand Jaguar, India's Tata Motors (NYSE: TTM), announced record profit this week as its stock hit a new high.

ETFs, Stocks Soaring in Nuclear Power Sector

By Jon Ogg Nov 9, 2010

These ETFs and stocks are part of the soaring nuclear power sector.

Amazon Grows Household Goods Business With Quidsi Acquisition

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer Nov 8, 2010

The privately owned operators of beauty, health, and baby product online retail outlets Soap.com Diapers.com, and BeautyBar.com were touted as the biggest threat to physical big box retailers like Target (NYSE: TGT) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) since Amazon.com Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) online business muscled in on their entertainment sales a decade back.

Malaysia Has Great Potential

By Ivan Martchev, InvestorPlace Contributor Nov 8, 2010

Malaysia has done a lot to transform itself from a producer of raw materials into an emerging multi-sector economy. The country is considered middle-income by economic standards (GDP per capita is $7,500).

Are Emerging Markets in a Bubble, or Just Simmering?

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options Nov 8, 2010

The emerging markets closely resemble the U.S. market of the early 1980s.

Bank Stocks on the Move

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist Nov 5, 2010

As stocks scream higher in reaction to stronger economic news and the Fed's $600 billion money printing announcement on Wednesday, one sector group in particular has been benefiting. And that's financial stocks.

The Market’s Best Quarter (and Six Months) Starts This Week

By InvestorPlace Staff Nov 5, 2010

November is historically the second best month in market history (April is #1) and November is also the start of the best three months and the best six months of the market year. In addition, we saw a dramatic shift in Congress this week, which points toward a strong market year ahead.

Avoid the Herd and Buy Utilities

By Charles Sizemore, Chief Investment Strategist, The Freeport Society Nov 3, 2010

Barron's Big Money survey cited technology as a strong sector going forward, but the contrarian view is to pass on tech stocks and invest in utilities.

Top 5 Asia Stocks Trouncing the Market

By Robert Hsu, InvestorPlace Contributor Nov 3, 2010

These are five top Asia stocks beating the market and benefiting from a powerful year-end rally.

My Top Stock for November

By Hilary Kramer, Editor, GameChangers Oct 28, 2010

Hilary Kramer discusses why Evercore Partners Inc. (NYSE:EVR) is one of her top stocks for November.

Asia Is Investing World’s New Center

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options Oct 25, 2010

Asia is becoming the center of the investing world as southern hemisphere countries grow in importance in world trade.

Why BRIC Banks Are a Buy

By Ivan Martchev, InvestorPlace Contributor Oct 25, 2010

Look to bank stocks in the emerging markets of BRIC countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China -- for economies are growing much faster.

Apple (AAPL) – Debuts App Store, MacBooks, OS Upgrades

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer Oct 21, 2010

Apple unveiled its Mac App Store, the OS X 10.7 Lion operating system and new 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch MacBook Air laptops.

Starbucks (SBUX) to Sell Booze?

By InvestorPlace Staff Oct 20, 2010

Starbucks is testing cafes featuring wine and beer.

Time To Buy Bank Stocks?

By Louis Navellier, Editor, Growth Investor Oct 20, 2010

A year after the Lehman Bros. bankruptcy, a look at Citigroup and JPMorgan shows that it's not time to buy bank stocks and investors should remain wary