If you've been doing your stock investment research, then you surely must be aware that among the best hot stocks to watch are those that specialize in oil, energy and alternative fuels, including methane, hydrogen, ethanol, and new, emerging technologies that do things like turning farm waste and garbage into viable fuels. An article this week on the seekingalpha.com website made some interesting suggestions along this line about some hot stocks to watch. Financial writer David Jackson suggested that canny investors should keep an eye on these sectors of the economy: "Cheap goods from China are driving industrialization in other developing countries, leading to broadly rising oil consumption elsewhere in addition to China's own rocketing demand. The latest evidence: Chinese motorcycles that sell for only $440 are raising productivity and living standards for farmers in Laos. As a result, a village of 150 families has 44 Chinese motorcycles. Bullish for the oil ETFs -- (OIL), (USO) -- and the steel stocks -- (AKS), (NUE), (RS), (RYI), (STLD)." So, what this tells me is that in addition to energy companies, auto companies and even steel companies could benefit from shifts in business strategies.
