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.

Mattel (MAT) Continues on Its Two-Year Slump

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
MAT released earnings for its third quarter this week that missed Wall Street expectations. The main reason for the miss was that its costs are rising.

Cliffs Natural Resources: Beaten Down But Not Defeated

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
There are a number of stocks that are in the running to be the poster-child for the recent brutal sell-off in the stock market. In the landscape of bankruptcies and forced mergers is an entire market full of stocks trading from one extreme to another. One to note today is Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF).

Investors, Start Your Engines

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
Are the waters now safe for those buy and hold investors to deploy new capital? One very influential investor says yes, and yes in a big way. Today, the great Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, is out with an article in the New York Times stating that the time to buy is when blood is in the streets.

Banking Sector to Undergo Mass Consolidation

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
Earlier last week Treasury announced that it would be taking $250 billion and buying preferred stock of banks around the country. Half of the money would be used to take positions in nine very large institutions with the rest being deployed across the banking spectrum.

Is Citigroup (C) Strong Enough to Survive?

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
It would be an understatement to say that the housing crunch has absolutely paralyzed this once proud institution -- Citigroup reported on Thursday its fourth straight quarterly loss.

J.C. Penney (JCP): Buy When the Dust Settles

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
September retail sales figures came out this week, and the numbers weren't pretty. It is now clear that the credit crisis is having a very real effect on the economy.

Supervalu (SVU): Focusing on the Essentials

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
One of my favorite grocery stocks, Supervalu Inc. (SVU), has seen its stock drop by more than half as a result of expectations for lower profits.

Delta Air Lines (DAL): Running on Empty?

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) reported results today that missed expectations. The company lost, excluding items, $26 million or $0.07 per share. Analysts were hoping for a break-even quarter.

Dominos Pizza (DPZ): Getting Cold?

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
In a recession one would think that consumers would turn to deep dish pizza as a cheap alternative to more expensive dining options. But surprising, earnings for the quarter show that sales slowed significantly.

A Trader’s Guide for the Rest of the Year

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
If you are a trader, you will never find a time for riches like today. There has never been a better time to trade the market. Professional day traders and amateurs alike can make huge profits with the current environment as crazy as it has been.

PepsiCo (PEP): Suffering From a Sick Consumer

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
Consumer products companies are stocks that investors tend to favor during troubled times as people are always going to use soap, shave, brush their teeth and feed their families no matter what is happening in the broader economy. This time, however, things are different.

Morgan Stanley: Gentleman, Place Your Wagers!

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
In its current state it is entirely impossible to value MS. Your guess is as good as mine. About the only thing we know is once the dust settles the profit potential will not be nearly as exciting as the past.

Slicing the Valuation of Brinker International (EAT)

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
The big question for investors now that the panic has passed will be the future of the economy.�??�?� Can the consumer hang in there while we go through this process of de-leveraging?

Winners & Losers of the Bailout

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
The deployment of the bailout plan will have a lasting effect on many areas of the economy. There will be winners (and losers), and so, investors need to understand how the new law will impact their portfolio. Specifically, which sectors will do well given the intervention, and which sectors will suffer?

Is it Time to Buy?

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
There is the proverbial blood in the street and fear is at an all time high. Value investors like me are starting to dip their toes in the water. A brave few are calling this the bottom. So the question is: Is it time to buy?

IBM: A Solid Bet in Good Times and Bad

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
You know you're truly in a bear market when not even a better-than-expected earnings report from none other than tech bellwether IBM can stem the…

The Road to Recovery

By Robert Hsu, InvestorPlace Contributor
Four weeks ago, Lehman Brothers collapsed, China slashed interest rates, and I stressed the importance of global coordinated rate cut. But global central banks waited four weeks to cut interest rates. And now the question remains, was it too little, too late?

Why The Jury is Still Out on REITs

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
If you are building a list of names to buy when the bear market ends, adding REITS may be a wise strategy.

Alcoa (AA): How Bad Will Things Get?

By Jamie Dlugosch, InvestorPlace Writer
Per tradition, earnings season kicks off with Dow Industrial component, Alcoa (AA). On Tuesday, the aluminum giant reported results from the third quarter, and the news was not pretty.
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