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Pops & Drops: Baidu, Kellogg...

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Published: Thursday, 29 Apr 2010 | 5:48 PM ET
Lee Brodie By:

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Following are moves you might have missed. Find out why shares of Baidu and Kellogg popped while Eastman Kodak and Apollo Group dropped.

POPS (stocks that jumped higher)

Baidu (BIDU) popped 14%. China’s leading search engine was on fire after earnings more than doubled and market share showed strong growth. - The targets on the Street is well into the $700's, adds Pete Najarian.

Kellogg (K) popped 5%. The company posted better-than-expected profits due to international sales and cost cuts. - Good for them, says Karen Finerman.

Stock Pops & Drops
A look at today's market movers.

Celgene (CELG) popped 3%. The company raised its full-year outlook and forecast a manageable impact on its results from U.S. healthcare reform. - I think the stock will go a lot higher, speculates Guy Adami.

International Paper (IP) popped 3%. The company reported a smaller than expected loss and gave a forecast above analyst estimates. - The stock needs to break above $29.25 for me to get excited, says Brian Kelly.

Burger King (BKC) popped 4%. The company said it expected same stores sales growth to improve in April.

Starwood Hotels (HOT) popped 6%. The company reported a first-quarter profit that blew past analyst estimates, boosted by last-minute corporate bookings.

Time Warner Cable (TWC) popped 8%. The company said it added 212,000 residential Internet subscribers, above most Wall Street analyst forecasts.

Consol Energy (CNX) popped 2%. The energy company posted better-than-expected profit on Thursday as it moved to exploit more natural gas opportunities in the booming Marcellus Shale.

DROPS (stocks that slid lower)

Eastman Kodak (EK) dropped 17%. For the second quarter in a row, the company's bottom line was propped up by licensing deals fueling concerns about the long term health of its camera, film and printer businesses. - I think the stock is headed even lower, says Anthony Scaramucci.

Apollo Group (APOL) dropped 6%. The entire sector traded lower after published reports suggested a top Department of Education official advocated for more regulation in the space.




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Trader disclosure: On Apr 29, 2010, the following stocks and commodities mentioned or intended to be mentioned on CNBC’s Fast Money were owned by the Fast Money traders; Adami Owns (INTC), (GS), (AGU), (BTU), (NUE), (MSFT), (C); Karabell Owns (GOOG), (AAPL), (RIMM), (GS); Grasso Owns (NDAQ), (DYN), (LPX), (ASTM), (ABK), (BAC), (BGP), (C), (CVGI), (JPM), (NEM), (PRST), (PFE), (BA), (T), (CSCO), (X); Najarian Owns (AKAM) Call Spread; Najarian Owns (C) Calls; Najarian Owns (CBS) Call Spread; Najarian Owns (CELG); Najarian Owns (GOOG) Calls; Najarian Owns (JEF) Calls; Najarian Owns (KGC) Calls; Najarian Owns (PFE); Najarian Owns (PG) Calls; Najarian Owns (YHOO) Call Spread; Najarian Owns (XOM) Call Spread; Finerman's Firm Is Short (IJR), (IWM), (MDY); Finerman's Firm Is Long S&P Puts; Finerman Owns (AAPL); Finerman's Firm Owns (BAC), (BAC) Leap; Finerman Owns (BAC), (BAC) Preferred; Finerman Owns (GOOG); Finerman's Firm And Finerman Own (JPM); Finerman's Firm Owns (MCD); Finerman's Firm And Finerman Own (RIG), (RIG) Calls; Finerman's Firm Owns (YUM); Finerman's Firm Owns (GLW); Najarian Owns (XOM) Call Spread; Stutland Owns (GLD) Using Bull Option Spreads; Kelly Owns (FXE) Puts; Kelly Owns (AUY) Calls

For Anthony Scaramucci
Scaramucci Owns (AAPL), Skybridge Owns (AAPL); Scaramucci Owns (BAC), Skybridge Owns (BAC); Scaramucci Owns (C), Skybridge Owns (C); Scaramucci Owns (GOOG), Skybridge Owns (GOOG); Scaramucci Owns (GS), Skybridge Owns (GS); Scaramucci Owns (HPQ), Skybridge Owns (HPQ); Scaramucci Owns (INTC), Skybridge Owns (INTC); Scaramucci Owns (JPM), Skybridge Owns (JPM); Scaramucci Owns (MCD), Skybridge Owns (MCD); Scaramucci Owns (VIA.B), Skybridge Owns (VIA.B); Scaramucci Is Long U.S. Dollar, Skybridge Is Long U.S. Dollar; Scaramucci Owns (MRK), Skybridge Owns (MRK)

For Maynard Um
UBS AG, Affiliates Or Subsidiaries Own 1% Or More Of (AAPL)
(DELL), (HPQ), (MOT) Is Or In Past 12 Months Has Been An Investment
Banking Client Of UBS Securities LLC
(AAPL), (DELL), (MOT) Is Or In Past 12 Months Has Been A Client Of UBS Securities LLC (Non-Securities Services)
UBS Securities LLC Has Received Compensation From (AAPL), (DELL), (HPQ), (MOT) In Past 12 Months

For Brian Stutland
Stutland Equities Is A VIX Market Maker, Has A Long Position, Is Short Volatility

For Brian Kelly
Kanundrum Capital Owns (AUY)
Kanundrum Capital Owns (GFI)
Kanundrum Capital Owns (TLT)
Kanundrum Capital Owns U.S. Dollar
Kanundrum Capital Is Short (DB)
Kanundrum Capital Is Short (BCS)
Kanundrum Capital Is Short Euro
Kanundrum Capital Is Short Yen
Kanundrum Capital Is Short Franc
Kanundrum Capital Is Short (CLF)
Kanundrum Capital Is Short (AA)

For Steve Grasso
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Own (AMR)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Own (BAX)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Own (DYN)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Own (CUBA)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Own (DYN)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Own (GERN)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Own (HSPO)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Own (MERC)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Own (NWS.A)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Own (NYX)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Own (PALM)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Own (PDE)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Own (PFE)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Own (PRST)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Own (RDC)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Own (TLM)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Own (XRX)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Own (SDS)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Are Short (QQQQ)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Are Short (CL)
Stuart Frankel And Its Partners Are Short (AAPL)

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Following are moves you might have missed. Find out why shares of Baidu and Kellogg popped while Eastman Kodak and Apollo Group dropped.
  Price   Change %Change
APOL ---
EKDKQ ---
CNX ---
CELG ---
BIDU ---

   
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