Roughly one-fourth of the company's revenue comes from these businesses, and entertainment businesses are among the hottest performers on the stock market.

Many hot performers of last year have been dropped during the decline in the stock market so far this year.

But these are hot performers that investors may not want to run out to buy.

Playmates International is among the stock market's hottest performers.

The company doesn't try to offer the latest mutual fund gimmick, nor are its funds the hottest performers.

But it is not dry abstraction; he is a hot, charismatic performer.

In other words, do not simply plow into hot performers from the previous year; instead, use a balanced approach.

Mutual fund managers who have been in the doghouse for years are basking once again in the favorable publicity that shines on hot performers.

But it's not dry abstraction; he's a hot, charismatic performer.

The hottest performer was Perrier-Jouet, which sold some 90,000 cases last year, an increase of almost 29 percent.