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'Fast Money' Recap: Lost on Lehman

Stock quotes in this article: BHI , SLB , JEF , NITE , RJF , AMTD , MS , USB  

Dylan Ratigan hosted CNBC's "Fast Money" Wednesday night. He kicked the show off with a discussion about Lehman Brothers(LEH Quote). Karen Finerman said the most surprising thing about the conference call from Lehman toady was that the company gave the market no clarity. She said the company gave out no details on its real estate portfolio. "Lehman has no plan, and it can't raise funds," added Jeff Macke.

Guy Adami explained that Lehman is trading on fundamentals and that's why it goes lower. Pete Najarian told viewers to take a look at Goldman Sachs(GS Quote), because everyone on the Street is cutting estimates. He feels the stock could be in trouble here ahead of earnings next Tuesday.

Next, Ratigan asked the traders for their thoughts on Washington Mutual(WM Quote). Finerman explained that WaMu's debt is trading for 50 cents on the dollar, and that tells you there's real fear in the market about this company.

Ratigan moved the conversation into the energy sector. Adami pointed out that Baker Hughes(BHI Quote) is now trading at 9 times forward earnings and trades near a 52-week low. He also likes Schlumberger(SLB Quote) which he mentioned is trading at trough valuations. "I think you will wish you owned these stocks come December," he said. ...

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