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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.

Diageo (DEO) Leads the Booze Boom

By Burke Speaker, Investorplace Writer
Earnings reports for Diageo (NYSE: DEO), the world’s largest liquor maker, and other similar companies are proving that “sin stocks” are doing well, during a recession in which the only items consumers appear to be spending money on are seen as small comforts in an otherwise difficult time.

Medco (MHS) – Changing Values for Changing Investor Base?

By Jon Ogg
Medco Health Solutions Inc. (NYSE: MHS) is in a strange place in time right now. The healthcare company is potentially the subject of more cost crunching, and is supposed to be one of the best in its industry. The issue seems to concern the size of the company, rather than its valuations of the past.

Utility UIL Will Light Up Your Portfolio

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options
This has been the summer of the utility stocks, so let me now shed some light on one of my model's favorites at this time: Connecticut-based utility UIL Holdings (NYSE: UIL). Its major subsidiary, the United Illuminating Co., which I would nominate as one of the best names ever for a utility, serves 325,000 customers in the Greater New Haven and Bridgeport areas. UIL also pays a fat 6.4% annual dividend.

Target (TGT) Emphasizes Service Over Sales to Boost Profits

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
While Walmart (NYSE: WMT) watched their revenues drop for the fifth consecutive period in the second quarter of 2010, big box competitor Target (NYSE: TGT) has been weathering the low-spending storm with good earnings and sales.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Rumors –Qualcomm Wants an ‘iPhone Guru’

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Here is your daily Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock news and rumors for August 27. The closer Apple Inc.'s big media event in San Francisco comes, the more details about the new iPod line seem to leak out. Meanwhile, technology manufacturer Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) posts a job listing that all but confirms the CDMA iPhone.

7 Foreign Financial Stocks Thriving in 2010

By InvestorPlace Staff
Here are 7 foreign financial stocks have each seen values soar this summer, producing year to date returns for investors that all top +20%. While big bank stocks in the U.S. are flopping, financial stocks in South America and India are enjoying some impressive success in 2010.

Are Solar Stocks Burned Out?

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
So far in 2010 the performance of stocks in the solar space has been dismal, and with the exception of a few rays of light, it’s been mostly a calamitous year. Just look at the following list of the top solar stocks along with their respective year-to-date performance (as of 8/25/10).

Amazon (AMZN) e-reader Future Bright Thanks to Kindle 3

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Just a scant few months ago, the tech world was ready to write off the entire e-reader market in the face of the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. But Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and its Kindle device have proven they are here to stay.

Why You Should Be Lovin’ McDonald’s

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The stock just completed a reverse head-and-shoulders double-top breakout.

CIVETS: The New BRIC in the Wall of International Investing

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
Most international investors likely are familiar with BRIC investment and funds – an acronym that stands for Brazil, Russia, India and China. For nearly a decade, the term BRIC has been synonymous with emerging market investment opportunity. But recently a new emerging market acronym is gaining currency: CIVETS.

Utility Stocks Remain Smart, Safe and High-Yield

By Richard Young, Editor, Intelligence Report
With new money, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSE: XLU) remains one of my top fund choices. The fund is loaded with utilities from my [master list], including Exelon (NYSE: EXC), the largest owner/operator of nuclear plants in the United States; NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) (formerly FPL Group), the largest North American generator of renewable power from solar and wind energy; Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), one of the largest electricity companies in the US, with over four million customers; PG&E (NYSE: PCG), a supplier of gas and electric to approximately 15 million people; and Entergy (NYSE: ETR), the nation's second-largest nuclear power generator.

Bank Failures Keep Coming as FDIC Bailouts Average 8 a Week

By ETFguide
The FDIC rescued eight banks last week including the notorious ShoreBank in Chicago. The deposit insurance fund is likely to run out of money in the next few months. The Obama administration's HAMP program is also failing and this will lead to a greater number of bank failures this fall and next year.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Rumors – Next Gen iPod Debuts Sept. 1

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Here are your daily Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock news and rumors for August 26, 2010. Apple finally sets the date for their big September video event and music will be the belle of the ball, the next generation of iPod Touch and the iTunes music service taking center stage. The iTV is also said to be making its debut at the event but will not make the big splash earlier reports said it would. Finally, the iPod Touch and iPhone get new video streaming options as Netflix (NASDAQL NFLX) updates its app for all APPL mobile devices.

FDO, DLTR, NDN Beat Walmart at Its Own Game

By Burke Speaker, Investorplace Writer
In an economy in which everyone seems to be downsizing, it appears that Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) shoppers are shifting gears, too -- and so-called “dollar stores” such as 99 Cents Only (NYSE: NDN), Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO) and Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) are seeing gains that put the purported King of Everyday Low Prices on the defensive.

McDonald’s, BK Move Towards Higher Prices

By Burke Speaker, Investorplace Writer
In what’s being seen as a smart but a somewhat risky move, McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) today announced the newest foray into premium pricing with its $5 Smokehouse Deluxe burger at a time when consumers are downgrading from casual dining restaurants to more fast-food fare.

Consumer Spending Woes Spark Retail Store Closures

By Burke Speaker, Investorplace Writer
The economic recovery has proven slower than some experts and government officials had predicted, so industry analysts say retailers’ move to protect their overall earnings isn’t altogether unexpected. The companies plan to close the underperforming stores at hundreds of locations nationwide.

Pepsi Tries to Reinvent Quaker Breakfast Menu

By InvestorPlace Staff
Parent company PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) will revamp the morning meal offerings from Quaker with revised healthy breakfast options. Reformulated instant oatmeal and two new types of cereal will be at the center of Quaker’s new product push and a marketing campaign to capture an evolving consumer market increasingly concerned with eating healthy.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Rumors – A Dockable Touch-Screen iMac?

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Here is your daily Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock news and rumors for August 24, 2010. More Apple patent intrigue today as a new filing reveals an iMac that doubles as a traditional desktop and a touch-screen computer. In other news, Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) updates its Google Mobile App and one author claims e-books sell a whole lot better via the Amazon (AMZN) Kindle than through the AAPL iBookstore.

Verizon iPhone Waiting Game May Last Until Mid-2011

By Anthony John Agnello, Consumer and Technology Writer
Verizon iPhone rumors abound, and the hope is that the gadget could be a reality in the next few months. But though the persistent rumor is that a CDMA iPhone from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) that will be compatible with the Verizon (NYSE: VZ) network by January of 2011 at the latest, that may be wishful thinking.
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