These are five stocks for aggressive investors looking to get share count leverage on companies that have sizable upside potential. While not suited for all investors, they are not penny stocks with absolutely no track record or liquidity.

Thursday was a big news day for semiconductor makers. Here is a quick look at some of the day's top stories.

Friday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Chewy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dollar General, Exxon Mobil, Hostess Brands, Okta, Palantir Technologies, Shopify, 3M and Victoria’s Secret.

Contract negotiations between the Detroit Three and the United Autoworkers are not going smoothly with just two weeks to go before the current contract expires. Tesla and Chinese EV makers are also making news on the first day of September.

Thursday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included Best Buy, Carnival, Caterpillar, Centene, ChargePoint, Foot Locker, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Palo Alto Networks, PDD, Peloton Interactive, Realty Income, Sunrun, Texas Instruments and UDR.

The U.S. government appears finally to be ready to review its categorization of marijuana as a dangerous drug.

Investors may have one of the biggest opportunities for a gold short-squeeze in some time. These six top precious metals stocks could be set to soar, even if the market goes into correction or bear market mode.

After U.S. markets close Thursday, these three companies are scheduled to release quarterly earnings reports.

Wednesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades included AT&T, Best Buy, Dollar General, Microsoft, Navitas Semiconductor, Oracle, Plug Power, Salesforce, Verizon Communications and Wendy's.

These seven major players in the energy infrastructure arena offer safe and reliable distributions. With oil prices poised to rise this fall, investors looking for solid total return potential can do well owning these MLP leaders.