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What's Going On With Lehman?
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Lehman Brothers [LEH
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Much of the decline came after reports that Lehman's talks with state-owned Korea Development Bank on a possible capital infusion had ended.
"The market fears that no one will inject capital in the company," said Nick Kalivas, equity market analyst at MF Global Research in Chicago.
“(Also) there was unconfirmed speculation that the Fed might close the window and allow Lehman to go to zero, adds Fox Pitt Kelton Analyst David Trone on Fast Money.
The put buying action in Lehman is quite bearish, reveals Pete Najarian. It suggests the market is quite concerned about Lehman’s ability to raise capital. I hold a put position in Lehman, he says. I think the stock will go lower. However I’m not saying they’re going out of business.
Dick Fuld is on the phone trying to pull something off right now, reveals CNBC’s Charlie Gasparino. And the management is expected to work all night to pull off something. Perhaps it’s a sale. There should be clarity by the morning, Gasparino says.
Tuesday’s trading was pretty much paying tuition to the school of hard knocks, says Jeff Macke. Skepticism that Lehman won’t survive is running rampant. This thing looks dead and smells dead. I wouldn’t touch it with someone else’s money!
Looking at the broader financial services sector, I think the credit issues that have been problematic for Lehman and every other firm will continue to be problematic, says Karen Finerman. As a result, I sold my position in Citigroup [C
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The one thing that’s improving are credit spreads, muses Guy Adami. I wouldn’t discount everything in financials although I don’t think investors should run out and buy tomorrow.
I’d keep an eye on the VIX [VIX
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OIL AT 5 MONTH LOW
Oil prices [US@CL.1
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In addition, the overall materials [XLB
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S&P Sectors 3 Month Performance
Energy - 27%
Materials - 20%
Technology -13%
More hedge funds had huge redemptions on Tuesday, explains Guy Adami. (He thinks hedge funds are behind the moves because they’re taking profits and, as a result, pushing the sectors lower.) I think Freeport McMoRan [FCX
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I agree that there’s opportunity here, says Pete Najarian, but you must have a long-term time horizon because there’s no telling how long the unwind is going to take.
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APPLE DOESN'T ROCK
Apple’s [AAPL
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Steve Jobs looked thin and I thought that was more important than anything that Apple unveiled on Tuesday, says Pete Najarian.
I think Apple as a board needs to re-build their credibility as well as their bench strength, adds Jeff Macke. They didn’t tell the world about Jobs' pancreatic cancer until months after his operation. That erodes investor confidence.
For the record, Apple says Steve Jobs is healthy.
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AFTER HOURS: FEDEX
FedEx [FDX
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I don’t think investors should race to buy FedEx tomorrow, but if crude can stay at these valuations I think the headwinds could turn to tailwinds.
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Trader disclosure: On Sept 9, 2008, the following stocks and commodities mentioned or intended to be mentioned on CNBC’s Fast Money were owned by the Fast Money traders; Macke Owns (MSFT), (WMT), (UUP); Adami Owns (AGU), (BTU), (C), (GS), (INTC), (MSFT), (NUE); Najarian Owns (ETFC); Najarian Owns (AAPL) And (AAPL) Collar; Najarian Owns (LEH) Puts And (LEH) Put Spreads; Najarian Owns (RIMM) Call Spread; Najarian Owns (XLF) And (XLF) Collar; Finerman Owns (GS); Finerman's Firm Owns (GE), (MSFT), (SUN), (TSO), (VLO); Finerman's Firm Is Short (WB), (WFC), (XLF), (IYR), (IJR), (MDY), (SPY), (IWM), (BBT), (COF), (BAC); GE Is The Parent Company Of CNBC; NBC Universal Is The Parent Company Of CNBC
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