Date updated:05-05-2009
The RealMoney contributors are in the business of trading and investing all day on the basis of ongoing news flow. Below, we offer the top five ideas that RealMoney contributors posted today and how they played those ideas. Read the full article here.

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FITB
Fifth Third Banco - $10.08
- +5.33%
- $9.69
Eric Jackson: "Fifth Third Bank (FITB) rocketed 25% yesterday after news came out that its mortgage unit had refinanced $21 million of Freddie Mac (FRE) loans recently. "There's no question that when you look at FITB -- or any of the regional banks -- they look cheap on a price-to-book basis. ..." Read more here.

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FRE
Freddie Mac - $1.03
- -6.36%
- $1.09
Eric Jackson: "Fifth Third Bank (FITB) rocketed 25% yesterday after news came out that its mortgage unit had refinanced $21 million of Freddie Mac (FRE) loans recently. "There's no question that when you look at FITB -- or any of the regional banks -- they look cheap on a price-to-book basis. ..." Read more here.

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RF
Regions Financial - $5.86
- +5.02%
- $5.59
Eric Jackson: "There are risks, but I've taken a small position in FITB. I particularly like the insider holdings at this bank (2.4%) and another Ohio-based bank, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) (9%, with some buying in the last week), compared to a Regions Financial (RF) (where insider holdings are less than 0.5%)." Read the full article here.

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HBAN
Huntington Bancsh - $3.82
- 0.00%
- $N/A
Eric Jackson: "There are risks, but I've taken a small position in FITB. I particularly like the insider holdings at this bank (2.4%) and another Ohio-based bank, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) (9%, with some buying in the last week), compared to a Regions Financial (RF) (where insider holdings are less than 0.5%)." Read the full article here.

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MYGN
Myriad Genetics - $23.12
- 0.00%
- $N/A
Adam Feuerstein: "Myriad Genetics (MYGN), the maker of genetic diagnostic tests, including one for breast cancer, came up a $2 million to $3 million short on revenue expectations last night." Read the full article here.

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CELG
Celgene Corporati - $55.45
- +0.87%
- $54.94
Adam Feuerstein: "MYGN has been a highflying growth stock since last year (the chart is a marvel), but as we've seen with other high P/E stocks like Celgene (CELG), the crash comes when the company can't keep up with the ever-increasing demands for growth, growth and more growth." Read the full article here.

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POT
Potash Cp Saskatc - $112.42
- +0.70%
- $112.04
Alan Farley: "Potash (POT) is a top performer here." Read the full article here.

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ICE
Intercntntlexchan - $106.79
- +1.88%
- $105.07
Gary Morrow: "IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) is one of the top performers on the NYSE today." Read the full article here.
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