Sometimes the spontaneity of the market makes me doubt my investment competence. This now ridiculously off the mark clip from Jim Cramer in July 2007 reminds us that we are all only human and we shouldn’t put too much faith into the words of “investment professionals.”
My favorite line has to be “”if every loan in [...]
"Am I too negative?" That's the question Jim Cramer asked rhetorically on his "Mad Money" TV Show Monday. His reply: "No, I don't think so."
Cramer said every time the Dow Jones Industrial Average...
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TheStreet.com Inc. (NASDAQ: TSCM) reported lackluster earnings after yesterday's close with a third quarter loss of $0.04 per share as revenue rose 4% from a...
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Bettina Cramer images make you feel like migrating to Germany just to look at her everytime her program comes on. This sexy chick has just one vice - she is married.
maybe it’s because he is a big mouth like me. Whatever it is, I feel compelled to come to the defense Jim Cramer. Not that the 3 of you out there reading this thing are
"Buy and hold has completely failed here," said Jim Cramer on Monday's "Stop Trading!" segment of CNBC's Street Signs. "It's a total traders' market."
He was pleased to learn that Tiger Management's...
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The best way to sustain Friday's late rally is for the government to cut a back-room deal with the largest banks and brokerages to get them to start making loans again, Jim Cramer told viewers on his...
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Cramer told viewers of his "Mad Money" TV show Monday that it might be time to take some money out of stocks and put it into plain old saving accounts.
He said while it's not time to sell everything,...
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That’s essentially what Jim Cramer is saying. “I thought about this all weekend,” Cramer told Curry. “I do not want to say these things on TV.” But “Whatever money you may need for the next five years, please take it out of the stock market right now, this week. I do not believe that [...]
Holy shit! What is the world coming to if Jim Cramer is telling people to pull out money from the stock market!? He said to pull out money you might need in the next 5 years as soon as friggin' possible. Jim Cramer doesn't look good: he looks like he hasn't eaten or slept in days, and is it just me, or does he seem like he's ready to have an emotional breakdown? I'm just waiting for Suze Orman to
Despite the passage of federal bailout package, Jim Cramer told viewers of his "Mad Money" TV show that he did not trust this market.
He reminded investors to sell into any moments of strength and...
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Last Friday, Sept. 26th 08, Jim Cramer suggested that the Dow could lower to 8,000; thereby implying that the market will likely rally in the near term future, probably the next few weeks. As average mainstream investors make up the typical CNBC audience demographic, the winning edge lies against all proposed by seasoned network personnel. Nature of Cramer There is absolutely no incentiv
The administration has to present this as: If you vote against this, you want to kick people out of their homes, Jim Cramer said on Wednesday's Stop Trading segment on CNBC, referring to the...
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Investors should take a hard look at their portfolios and make some sales tomorrow after today's huge rally, Jim Cramer told viewers. Cramer advised selling into any future rallies to free up cash...
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Fear, not facts or fundamentals, is what's driving this market, Jim Cramer told viewers. He warned that while the selling might not be over, investors will miss some opportunities of a lifetime if...
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This is really a Franklin Delano Roosevelt moment, Jim Cramer said on Wednesday's Stop Tradingsegment on CNBC. We're only fearing fear itself.
He encouraged viewers to consider several potential...
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Cramer predicted a worst-case scenario for these names: They could lose all the gains they’ve seen since April 2005. That means Vale [RIO 20.96] drops 68%; U.S. Steel [X 93.69] 50%; fertilizer stocks like Potash [POT 140.26], Mosaic [MOS 77.01] and Agrium [AGU 66.65] could fall 80% to 90%. But this is only if you believe that the rise of these stocks was due solely to the increased value of
Going into this weekend it looks like the Freddie and Fannie will be swept up by the government. In a monumental move designed to protect the mortgage market from the failure of the two companies, which together hold or guarantee half of the nation’s mortgage debt. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Henry [...]
On tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer said that a stock you can buy that didn't even have to buy off politicians to do well is Clean Energy Fuels Corp....
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The option activity in Lehman suggests that a buyout could be possible anywhere between $15 and $27. That being said, with today’s activity in this stock, it looks like there are potential suitors out there for a Lehman buyout in the near future….might be worth looking at on Monday if a weekend wedding hasn’t already [...]
As investors dumped shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for the third straight day, CNBC's Jim Cramer urged that trading in both stocks be stopped altogether because they were being manipulated by people with insider information.
"This is an outrage," Cramer said shortly after the market closed. "It's very clear that someone knows what's happening."
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Have any Cramerican’s out there heard Cramer’s take on I.O.U.S.A.? I just saw it tonight and I have to say it was quite an eye opener. To anyone who has seen the film…let me know your thoughts. Buffett in his usual fashion was down to earth and upbeat on the outlook.
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On today's Olympics-shortened and rescheduled MAD MONEY on CNBC at 1:30 PM EST, Jim Cramer actually hosted Martha Stewart, founder of Martha Stewart Living...
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Call him crazy, but one thing you cannot argue about the mad man is the passion he has for investing. Today (August 1) marks the one year anniversary of the rant heard around the world, its safe to say Cramer was a bit volatile :):
So what has happened since then? Take a look at this [...]
On CNBC's MAD MONEY tonight, Jim Cramer came out and added the Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) CEO John Thain to his "Wall of Shame" full of CEO's that he wants to...
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This past weekend I was in my local library and perusing through the financial section when I picked up Jim Cramer’s Real Money (2005) and Mad Money (2006) books. I’d heard obliquely of Cramer before, but, I think because historically I’ve been so focussed on “DRIPPING” as my sole investing strategy, I’d never had [...]
Many investors just jump right in and then they make mistake after mistake costing them a ton of money. If you know what these mistakes are and you avoid them you will be way ahead of the game. This is why I decided to post Jim Cramer's list of the 5 worst investment mistakes. 1. Buy and Hold isn't a Strategy The single worst and widespread mistake out there is Buy and Hold. Buy and hold is a thin
Unlike most financial freaks, you know I like to stay faaaaaaar away for the economic guessing game, not because I don’t have opinions/do research on consumer spending, oil, housing, etc. but because I don’t pretend to be able to guess the changing time lags associated with pricing these issues into the stock market. Yup, that’s [...]
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This week on CNBC's "MAD MONEY," Jim Cramer had another one of those "one pick per night" features. This week's special feature wasn't just oil, it was...
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Scale out of Apple AAPL Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Stop Trading!" segment Monday.
Cramer told investors to sell as Apple CEO Steve Jobs discussed the next-generation iPhone at the Worldwide Developer...
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On tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer came out and said he is doing the unthinkable: He's saying you can probably buy both Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and...
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Dan Cramer of Team Rampage faces Tim Credeur of Team Forrest in the third quarterfinal match of TUF Season 7.
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"If there's one thing I've learned in my years and years of trying to help make people money, it's that you've got to play by the rules," Jim Cramer told viewers of his "Mad Money" TV show.
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"Wind power is the cheapest form of renewable energy out there," Jim Cramer reminded viewers of his "Mad Money" TV show Wednesday.
A longtime bull of the wind power business, Cramer cited a recent...
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Buy Ralph Lauren (RL), Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Stop Trading!" segment Wednesday.
"I like it because of the J.C. Penney (JCP) tie-in," Cramer said. He said today's move "seems like a bit of a short...
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The banks and the homebuilders won't go down, Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Stop Trading!" segment Tuesday.
"These companies continue to attract investors," he said. He pointed to Standard Pacific's...
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You can't become a great investor by watching from the sidelines or giving up after a few losses; you have to be willing to get in the game and stay in it, Jim Cramer told viewers of his "Mad Money"...
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Parker-Hannifin (PH), Eaton (ETN), First Solar (FSLR), Emerson (EMR)
In a volatile market, Cramer suggests sticking with bullish themes that have a future. Instead of investing in a company that...
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Take some profits in hot sectors, Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Stop Trading!" segment Tuesday.
"It's about time," Cramer said of today's market selloff. "Heaven love the rails," he said, "but they do...
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In November, 2007, Cramer identified five stocks that he felt were made of Kevlar and could withstand the ailing economy and sub-prime mortgage crisis. To date those five stocks are up 8.8%, while...
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Buy Syngenta (SYT), Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Stop Trading!" segment Monday.
Cramer said the Swiss agriculture company has been welcomed in Europe, unlike American companies. "I always felt that...
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Buy Sterlite (SLT) Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Stop Trading!" segment Friday.
Cramer said the company's power business is coming online soon, supplementing other strengths. He said the company's...
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Buy Caterpillar (CAT), Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Stop Trading!" segment Wednesday.
On news of an earthquake that has cost a great deal of damage and as many as 15,000 lives, Cramer spoke of the...
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On news that EnCana (ECA) would be splitting into a natural gas firm and an integrated oil company, Cramer said several other companies might make a similar move. He pointed to Anadarko (APC) and...
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Daniel Cramer of Team Rampage faces Luke Zachrich of Team Forrest during TUF 7 episode 6.
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On CNBC's MAD MONEY this evening, Jim Cramer said that as part of his green week and in picking alternative energy stocks, he wanted to identify which stocks...
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In light of EARTH DAY, Jim Cramer came on MAD MONEY on CNBC with a natural gas pick tonight. His pick tonight is El Paso Corp. (NYSE: EP) which is the largest...
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The soon to price IPO of Intrepid Potash (NYSE: IPI) is a hot upcoming IPO that we have covered as "hot to scorcher" because of the steady rising and hikes...
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Because of Earth Day and because of a strong performance, Jim Cramer came on CNBC's MAD MONEY tonight after a week off and said he wanted to revisit which ones...
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Rainy Days and Mondays
Cramer devoted Monday's show to giving his viewers more insights into how he trades. For those who are frustrated with rainy days, Cramer suggests using down times to shop for...
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This week on CNBC's MAD MONEY, Jim Cramer highlighted how Russia has many very promising prospects for emerging markets investors. He gave many ways to play...
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Many people think of Jim Cramer as being MAD MONEY on CNBC now, but his full-time gig is still at TheStreet.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSCM). The company gave an SEC...
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Thanks to a silly SEC requirement, TheStreet.com made Jim Cramer’s salary a matter of public record. The stock picker of questionable talent saw his pay jump 30 percent, earning a base of $1.3 million this year (up from $1m) and, by 2010, some $1.87 million. Since we’re crunching numbers, consider what would’ve happened...
On tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer said he had a speculative biotech stock. His pick in the sector is AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMAG) because of its...
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This is just hours before he later denied making the famous "keep our money in Bear Stern (BSC)" comment, that he now says was not an endorsement of the stock.
In this video, he clearly pushed the STOCK.. At least TheStreet.com has not taken this one down yet...
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On tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer discussed Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) and its soon to be break-up where Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM)...
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When it is no longer just us bloggers but the MSM calling you out, the end of the run is near...
Micheal Lewis writes on Bloomberg.
"Three days earlier, on theStreet.com, Jim Cramer listed Bear Stearns common stock as a ``buy'' at $62. On his CNBC program that day, he showed his viewers a chart of Bear Stearns stock price and hollered, ``Bear Stearns is fine! Do not take your money out of Bear.'' Over that weekend -- days when the markets were closed and there was no material news about the...
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Buy Deere (DE), Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Stop Trading!" segment Tuesday.
Cramer pointed to the stock's continued rise as evidence that he's right. "You know why?" he said, "Because the fundamentals...
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Jim Cramer hosted Jim Sinegal, the CEO of Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ: COST), for a live interview on tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC. For starters, Costco...
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By now you have already seen the Department of Justice approval of the merger between Sirius Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:...
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On tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer noted that he wanted to look for the new banks. Even thougfh these aren't really banks, they are the defensive...
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Another example of the Drive By Media seeing a problem and making it worse. . .
Jim Cramer usually knows his stuff which means there is a very good chance that he was lying here. No doubt he knew people at Bear as well as people who owned large amounts of Bear Stearns stock (1/3 of Bear stock was owned by employees). The inbred nature of Investment Banking almost ensures that Cramer knows and...
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This is so classic. On March 11, 2008, this financial commentary by “financial guru” Jim Cramer was featured on his popular Mad Money television show on CNBC. The customary Cramer angry rant was made in response to a call and write-in question about the serious viability and liquidity concerns regarding Bear Stearns, one of the [...]
AL-05 Representative Bud Cramer surprised his colleagues today by announcing that he will not seek reelection to a tenth term this fall. Cramer, a Democrat, was considered a lock in this district where Bush won 60% of the vote in 2004, but it will be extremely difficult for the Democrats to hold this seat in the fall. I expect that when the professional handicappers weigh in on this open seat race that they will initially give Republicans an advantage, pending a final definition of candidates.
Cramer will also be surrendering a coveted seat on the House Appropriations Committee.
On tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer was going over his play on how to win from lower hog prices. Apparently pigs and hogs were not slaughtered enough...
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On tonight's Mad Money on CNBC, Jim Cramer said he's officially going "cautious" and noted that you can't just start recommending stocks in the current market....
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Cramer has gone on the record as saying, “defense stocks are as strong as ever and as cheap as ever” If John McCain makes it to the White House he believes you want to be in the defensive stocks. Cramer’s list includes:
Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrup Grumman (NOC), General Dynamics (GD), L-3 Communications (LLL) and [...]
Since everything she touches turns to gold, it is no wonder why Oprah has Cramer’s vote. Oprah has joined forces with Discovery Holdings (The Discovery Channel) to launch her own network. With DISCA trading 7% lower than when Cramer first backed it…looks like a good time to back up the truck on a [...]
Cramer recently has taken issue with the fact that the Sirius/XM merger is taking way to long; even longer than the Exxon Mobil merger. Cramer pointed out that Sirius and XM have pledged to give Congress everything they’ve asked for, including a la carte pricing options. “Satellite radio has competition,” he noted, “from both [...]
Exxon (XOM), Conco-Phillips (COP), Schlumberger (SLB), Ultra Petroleum (UPL), Apache (APA), Anadarko (APC), XTO Energy (XTO), Arch Coal (ACI), Peabody Energy (BTU), First Solar (FSLR), Applied...
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The Vs and the Dopeys; IndyMac, Washington Mutual (WM), Citigroup (C)
Cramer says the current optimism in the market is due to two groups, the Vs who believe in a quick and complete recovery and the...
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Agriculture's stuck for the moment, but it's still a good long-term play, Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Stop Trading!" segment Wednesday.
"Agrium (AGU) was on a monster good call," Cramer said,...
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Cleveland Cliffs (CLF), BHP Billington (BHP), Freeport-McMoran (FCX), Boeing (BA), Potash (POT), Deere (DE), Schlumberger (SLB), XTO Energy (XTO)
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Get into General Motors (GM), Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Stop Trading!" segment Tuesday.
The auto giant is a "heavily unionized company, and it's going to be non-unionized," Cramer said. "This is a...
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Altria (MO), Bank of America (BAC), Chevron (CVX), Honeywell (HON), Conco-Phillips (COP), Freeport-McMoran (FCX), Schlumberger (SLB), American International Group (AIG), Pfizer (PFE), Cisco...
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"I was worried about them for months," Cramer said. He added that he's done worrying now, because the insurers' troubles are so widely known. "When everybody knows about it ... you're done."
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The Federal Reserve finally got it right by cutting its target rate 50 basis points, Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Stop Trading!" segment Wednesday.
"There's no interpretation, this was just positive,"...
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I always get a little excited when I'm reading a regular magazine (not one that's Boston-focused) and then the article ends up taking place in Boston. Yes, I'm weird like that.So imagine how happy I was when I read the latest issue of Inc Magazine (a magazine about entrepreneurship) and the cover story was on Bob Cramer - a Boston resident. I like to consider myself a fledgling entrepreneur and it's inspirational to read stories like the one on Mr. Cramer.The article covers Cramer's attempts to get VC funding for a company called Nimbit that he was helping out while juggling offers from VCs to run companies they had invested in. I got a taste of the VC game when I did the 50K competition while I was in school at MIT (I hear they've since increased it to 100K). I won't ruin the ending for you because I think it's a worthwhile article to read for any of you out there that want to work in start ups. Click (here) to read the article for yourself.Know of Any Interesting Boston N
Tonight's MAD MONEY on CNBC was a different section than the normal stock picking. Jim Cramer wanted to cover execution of a business model (or business plan):...
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Capital One Financial (COF), American International Group (AIG), CIT (CIT) Cramer said AIG and COF are not transparent enough to own, because no one is sure about their assets and liabilities. While...
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Stay away from the financials, Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Stop Trading""segment Thursday.
"I think it's just too dangerous to recommend a lot of financial stocks. ... Some of these don't have a...
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Amback (ABK), Wachovia (WB), Countrywide Financial (CFC), MGIC (MTG), Washington Mutual (WM), Fannie Mae (FNM), Freddie Mac (FRE), Pepsico (PEP), Colgate (CL), Procter and Gamble (PG), Diageo...
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The Fed's creation of a temporary term auction facility to help ease the pain felt in the credit markets was "just another stupid thing that they did," Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Stop Trading!"...
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Cramer expressed his disappointment at the Fed's diminutive quarter-point rate cut, but resisted the rage he expressed towards Bernanke in August. "I'm no longer fiery. They had their chance. I...
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Fannie Mae (FNM), Freddie Mac (FRE), Washington Mutual (WM)
Cramer explained why aid for borrowers is not a moral hazard or a bailout:
"The companies that do mortgage servicing don't have the ability...
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Triple-S Management (GTS)
True success stories on The Street may be harder to find these days, but Cramer has observed the progress of non-profit Blue Cross Blue Shield companies that turn into...
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The Fuel is Greener: Deere (DE), Monsanto (MON), Bunge (BG), Mosaic (MOS), Agrium (AGU), Potash (POT)
When looking at the agriculture bull market, Cramer urged investors to think energy and not food....
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Bullish calls:CVS Caremark (CVS): 'I think it's unbelievably strong ... you should get in right here. ... CVS remains one of my favorite stocks in this environment.'), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ): 'That was a monster-good quarter. That was an All-Aboard quarter. ... That company is smoking. ... It's not done. I wanna own Hewlett-Packard ... and so should you.' Monster Worldwide (MNST): 'I thought that the new management team would turn things around ... Monster, I still think, is being set up to be bought.' St. Jude Medical (STJ): 'If you want to be in that cohort, it's gotta be S-T-J.' Freeport-McMoran (FCX): 'I'm willing to have you in Freeport (FCX - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr - Rating), cause that's copper and gold.' Transocean (RIG): 'This is a great opportunity. ... In the last three days ... Transocean went from $138 to $127 because they did financing.' Schlumberger (SLB) Raytheon (RTN) Wolverine World Wide (WWW) Nike (NKE) Vimpel Communications (VIP) Shaw Group (SGR
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)With rising global demand for raw materials, the mining sector will be on fire for the long-term, and Cramer's favorite pick is FCX. Demand for copper is increasing, supplies dwindle, and since FCX is a leader in copper mining, it should be the chief beneficiary. In addition, FCX has an "unbelievably great" buyback. While there is a lot of consolidation in the sector, Cramer says FCX is doing fine on its own.Hudson City Bancorp (HBCK), Wells Fargo (WFC)While Cramer feels confident there will be a rate cut and recommends owning a bank stock, he cautions investors to look for a more stable financial in case the Fed surprises him. Cramer praised HBCK's common sense business model: "It takes deposits; it lends to good, hard-working people who then pay the loans back." HBCK is careful about choosing its borrowers, has fewer non-performing loans than relatively stable bank WFC and is rewarded with loyal customers because it doesn't slap on outrageous fees.CEO Intervi