'Fast Money' Pops and Drops: Frisky PetSmart
Peter Garcia
08/29/08 - 06:56 PM EDT
Before Melissa Lee started the "Pops and Drops" segment of
CNBC's "Fast Money," she mentioned that
Regions Financial (RF) was trading slightly lower after-hours after releasing a press release stating "it has assumed from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approximately $900 million in total deposits, including all uninsured deposits, of Alpharetta-based Integrity Bank."
American International Group (AIG) closed essentially flat to $21.49. Karen Finerman said the problems the firm is undergoing are "too complicated," and she said that is why she does not support the stock.
Union Pacific (UNP) was also flat to $83.90. Pete Najarian said the company had a great performance this week.
MBIA (MBI) was flat to $16.22. Finerman said this stock is too volatile." She jokingly said "to leave it to Pete."
Pops
Amylin Pharmaceuticals (AMLN) was up 0.5% to $21.98. Joe Terranova said he still feels the "stock is good to own for the long-term."
Advance Micro Devices (AMD) was up about 1% to $6.29. Najarian said the stock was boosted by
Broadcom
(BRCM) this week.
China Finance Online (JRJC) was up about 4% to $18.75. Zachary Karabell said the company is operating in a difficult space and said he does not support the stock.
PetSmart (PETM) sharply rose by 11% to $27.00. Finerman said this is one retailer that is doing well -- she also said this proves that "the consumer is not dead."
Sunoco (SUN) rose by 5% to $44.38. Terranova said it's all about "supply and demand." He said he feels companies in the oil sector are beginning to stabilize.
Drops
Nokia (NOK) fell by 3% to $25.17. Karabell said the company shipped 120 million phones in its second quarter; he said the stock was not down too much to start feeling bearish.
CME Group (CME) fell by 3% to $335.38. Terranova said the stock has been under pressure but said he feels optimistic on the stock for the long-term.
Fujifilm Holdings (FUJI) fell by 9% to $27.41. Najarian said the fall was attributed to the company cutting its annual projections.
China Life Insurance (LFC) fell by 2% to $57.30. Karabell said that all financials are under pressure.