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Word On The StreetWORD ON THE STREET VIDEOPlayboy CEO InterviewPlayboy (PLA) CEO Christie Hefner joined the traders to discuss her company’s prospects. “The media industry is going through a vast transformation,” says Hefner. “These changes have had an impact quarter to quarter. But we grew last quarter in profitability in spite of that. And I think we’re well positioned.” Macke explained the stock trades at a discount because Wall Street doesn’t think the family will ever sell the company. Hefner said shares of PLA are cheap at current prices….
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Options PlaysThe traders talked about some unusual options activity in a few names. Najairan said the most active options on Friday were in SolarFun (SOLF). He said options action is heavy across the entire solar sector - keep an eye on First Solar (FSLR), Energy Conversion Devices (ENER) and Canadian Solar (CSIQ).Great American AG TradeThe traders discussed the bull market in agriculture stocks. Najarian told investors to forget about the the straight ag plays like Deere (DE), Monsonto (MON) and Potash (POT). He thinks these stocks have had their run. However, he likes the shipping stocks. He advised investors to check out DryShips (DRYS) or Diana Shipping (DSX). Adami said DuPont (DD) is a great synthetic ag play. Adami said buy the dips in the ag names. He likes Burger King (BKC) for a food play. Adami prefers McDonald’s (MCD) over BKC. Najarian said he likes both food stocks.P…
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