Fast Money Halftime Report Picks For Friday, August 1

On CNBC's Fast Money Halftime Report, Mike Murphy said that he added to his position in Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) Thursday morning.

Murphy said that the stock didn't have a great quarter, but it was good and that is enough in his opinion. Whole Foods opened today's trading session at $36.18, or approximately 7.5 percent lower, but it managed to recover some of its losses and it is currently trading at $38.33, or 2.02 percent lower.

Stephen Weiss wants to buy Halcon Resources (NYSE: HK). The stock is currently trading 1.49 percent higher, at $6.13.

Jon Najarian thinks that Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) could move higher. Carnival Corporation is currently trading 0.27 percent lower at $36.46.

Josh Brown would sell Target (NYSE: TGT). Although he didn't talk about his reasons for this decision it might be that he is not happy with the new CEO.

Target announced today that Brian Cornell, an executive from PepsiCo, is going to be its new CEO. The stock is currently trading 2.28 percent lower, at $59.98.