Fast Money Stock Picks

Fast Money Stock Picks - September 2, 2008 - Retail and Tech

Adami:
JNJ - Johnson & Johnson - Buy
CHD - Church & Dwight - Buy
HD - Home Depot - Buy on a dip
AMD - AMD - Buy with a 7-handle
GPS - Gap - Buy on a dip
URBN - Urban Outfitters - Buy on a dip

Macke:
GM - General Motors - Buy for a trade if you can catch it
SHLD - Sears - Buy
WMT - Wal-Mart - Buy

Finerman:
MDC - MDC - Buy if you want to play the housing space
CTX - Centex - Buy if you want to play the housing space
AAPL - Apple - Buy
JCG - J. Crew - Buy

Najarian:
SCHW - Charles Schwab - Buy
AMTD - TD Ameritrade - Buy
LXK - Lexmark - Buy
LMT - Lockheed Martin - Buy

Gene Munster, Piper Jaffray analyst:
GOOG - Google - Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
American Airlines (9%) - AMR, its parent company, and other airlines found strength in oil’s weakness
PRU - Prudential (5%) - Barron’s recommended it as a good buy
GT - Goodyear Tire (4%) - Macke: I’d sell the rally
SPLS - Staples (2%) - Finerman: I’m not optimistic about their numbers
CCL - Carnival (5%) - Macke: I’d sell
SCRX - Sciele Pharma (59%) - A Japanese drugmaker agreed to buy the company for a 61% premium
RF - Regions Financial (19%) - Said it will obtain all deposits from Integrity Bank of Alpharetta in a state and federal planned transaction

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
GILD - Gilead Sciences (4%) - Adami: I think the dip is a buying opportunity
CHK - Chesapeake Energy (6%) - Najarian: Commodities are falling across the board
BUCY - Bucyrus (11%) - Adami: I think it’s getting interesting
LAZ - Lazard (5%) - Announced plans to sell up to $334 million of stock in the company
EEM - Emerging Markets Fund (3%) - Merrill Lynch downgraded Russia to neutral, citing high inflation and political turbulence

Fast Money Stock Picks - August 29, 2008 - Financials and Tech

Finerman:
IYR - iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate - Short
BBT - BB&T - Short
GLNG - Golar LNG - Buy - “Final Trade”

Najarian:
RIMM - Research In Motion - Buy and hold
PALM - Palm - Watch
WFC - Wells Fargo - Buy - “Final Trade”

Terranova:
RIMM - Research In Motion - Buy around $115 and hold
EXM - Excel Maritime - Buy - “Final Trade”

Addison Armstrong, Tradition Energy director of market research:
OIH - Oil Services HLDRS - Buy if Hurricane Hannah starts to head into the Gulf of Mexico

Zach Karabell:
GLD - Gold ETF - Buy - “Final Trade”

Morgan Stanley analysts:
*Avoid most industrial stocks, including the following:
CAT - Caterpillar
EMR - Emerson
HON - Honeywell
UTX - United Tech

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
AIG - AIG (8%) - Strong GDP numbers lifted all the financials
UNP - Union Pacific (5%) - Rising coal futures, more coal transported
MBI - MBIA Inc (59%) - Finerman: Too volatile for me
AMD - Advanced Micro Devices (9%) - Broadcom agreed to but a unit of the company for $192.8 million
JRJC - China Finance Online (8%) - Karabell: I’m not excited about this stock
PETM - PetSmart (7%) - Finerman: I’m not so sure about this stock
LFC - China Life (8%) - Karabell: It’s interesting
SUN - Sunoco (12%) - Terranova: I think it could be a buy

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
NOK - Nokia (4%) - Samsung announced a gloomy holiday season outlook and dragged down rivals
AMLN - Amylin (17%) - Terranova: I’d own it for the long term
CME - CME Group (6%) - Terranova: I’d get long with a $400 stop
FUJI - Fujifilm (11%) - UBS cut its rating from “Buy” to “Neutral” after the company lowered its outlook

Fast Money Stock Picks - August 28, 2008 - Tech and Currency

Adami:
XTO - XTO Energy - Buy if it dips to $48
DELL - Dell - Buy
LMT - Lockheed Martin - Buy - “Final Trade”

Jon Najarian:
AFL - AFLAC - Buy - “Final Trade”
DELL - Dell - Buy
LNVGY - Lenovo - Buy if it gets dragged down on Dell’s numbers
HPQ - Hewlett-Packard - Buy if it gets dragged down on Dell’s numbers
NKE - Nike - Buy

Finerman:
FXB - British Pound - Short
GS - Goldman Sachs - Buy - “Final Trade”

Terranova:
Reformulated gasoline - Buy
EOG - EOG Resources - Buy
DKS - Dick’s - Buy
POT - Potash - Buy for long term
Australian Dollar - Buy for a trade
Canadian Dollar - Buy for a trade
AMZN - Amazon - Buy - “Final Trade”

Dennis Gartman:
FXE - Euro - Short
UUP - US Dollar - Buy

Pops (stocks that jumped higher):
AMLN - Amylin (6%) - Jon N.: At current levels I think it’s a steal
LVS - Las Vegas Sands (8%) - Terranova: I wouldn’t get involved
BA - Boeing (3%) - Adami: I would not buy it here, but if it gets down to $60 take a look
ZLC - Zale (20%) - Finerman: Could be short covering
WNR - Western Refining (5%) - Terranova: I’m not sure this is the refiner to buy
LAYN - Layne Christensen (13%) - Adami: I wouldn’t chase it
VIP - Vimpel-Communications (5%) - Jon N.: I say stay away
SEED - Origin Agritech Ltd (13%) - Terranova: I’d let the stock slide lower before getting in
JAS - Jo-Ann Stores (10%) - Adami: I think this stock still has room on the upside

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
WSM - Williams-Sonoma (8%) - Lowered its full-year outlook
DSW - DSW Inc (4%) - Finerman: I like it at current levels