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Hot Stocks to Watch Today: BA, CSCO, M, and 9 More on the Move

Today's list of hot stocks to watch features an upscale department store chain hiking its dividend 25%, a small cap biotech collaborating with a global pharmaceutical giant, and a penny stock engaged in wearable technology for babies that is surging some 50%.

Take a look at these 12 stocks to watch today, and find out what’s making them move.

Bitcoin

Investing in Bitcoin Ramps Up as Bitpay Raises $30 Million

A sure sign that Bitcoin is gaining traction is to keep track of who is investing in Bitcoin businesses.

And two of the world's more respected business leaders, Sir Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group Ltd., and Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo! Inc. have joined a team that's investing $30 million in Bitpay, a Bitcoin payment processing firm.

It’s yet another confirmation that Bitcoin is making steady progress as the world's digital currency of choice.

Investing Tips

This Is Where Jim Rogers Is Investing Now

As he often does, famed investor Jim Rogers is putting his money in places that most others will not dare to go.

And right now, Rogers likes several markets other investors are running away from. We're talking about countries that aren't just avoided – they're actually hated.

Here’s where Rogers is investing – and where he isn’t – at the moment…

Hot Stocks

Hot Stocks to Watch Today: GMCR, MSFT, and 10 Other Movers

Today's list of hot stocks to watch includes a coffee pod company soaring 10%, a satellite TV provider and fast food titan both hitting 52-week highs, and several surging penny stocks.

Some are moving on M&A news or analyst upgrades, while others are buoyed by impressive Q1 2014 earnings.

Check out these 12 hot stocks to watch today, and find out why they’re on the move.

Stocks to Buy

Two Stocks to Buy Now to Profit from the $50 Billion Big Data Industry

Tech stocks to buy now: When it comes to innovative industries on the upswing, "Big Data" is one of the best choices right now, and the industry is full of stocks to buy.

Analysts note that 90% of the data we work with was created in just the last two years alone. Forecasts call for this sector to grow tenfold over a five-year period, growing to roughly $50 billion by 2016.

Here are two Big Data companies that are set to cash in on this industry’s unstoppable growth…