Jim Cramer's Mad Money Review

"If we ever want to see a sustainable rally again, we need dramatic action," Jim Cramer told viewers of his "Mad Money" TV show Thursday.

He said that the systemic risks to the market have once again put the possibility of another Great Depression back on the table. "We are not done going down," he said.

Cramer unveiled his "tough love" plan for taking the risk out of the markets and restoring confidence in the U.S. economy. He called on President-elect Barack Obama not to wait until January to take action. "We need to act now," he said.

Here's his eight-point plan. First, Obama needs to hold a press conference and announce that the federal government will not allow any more big financial institutions to fail.

Second, we need to ensure the the safety of all life insurance and annuities. It may take another bailout or consolidation, but another AIG (AIG) scare cannot happen.

Third, the government must stem house price depreciation by issuing tax credits for home purchases and by reinstalling the TARP plan with changes that don't penalize the banks for taking aid.

Fourth, the government must insure the bonds of both Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) to allow those institutions to continue their work.

Fifth, the government must step in to buy up and stabilize some of the collateralized debt obligations, or CDOs, to stabilize that market.

Sixth, the government must providing financing for any auto company that files for bankruptcy and provide no relief for those that don't. Some must be saved, but possibly not all three.

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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 government's proposed bailout plan.
Cramer offered his opinion on four financial stocks. AIG (AIG), he said, is a total loser. I think AIG would be down substantially if not for the reason you can't short.
He called Freddie Mac(FRE ) and Fannie Mae(FNM) interesting. Since you can't short them and since both companies - and particularly Fannie Mae - have portfolios that would benefit greatly from the government's plan, Cramer said, he can understand why some might see a rational for owning them and flipping them. But, he said, I don't want to buy any dollar stock.
People see potential for Washington Mutual(WM), too, he said. There's a lot of people who feel like the moment the plan gets in, there's going to be a premium bid for Washington Mutual. I think that's just ridiculous.
Moving away from financials, Cramer said that if the rules against offshore drilling are done away with and we actually open up our shores, Schlumberger's(SLB) a big win, not just Transocean(RIG). Transocean is the leader, he said, and Schlumberger will follow.
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In response to recent news that Yahoo! is no longer in talks with News Corp.(NWS) and is open to a deal with Microsoft(MSFT), Cramer felt that Yahoo! "management has its hands full and that Carl Icahn would win here" but then had to wonder "what is he really winning?" Additionally, Cramer doesn't think Yahoo! "will get a huge price anymore."
Turning to financials, specifically the Lehman(LEH) article today on Fannie Mae(FNM) and Freddie Mac(FRE), Cramer said "these financials are all in the same shape" and that they "need the government to stop looking and for everyone to stop saying we'll get through it."
Cramer said he felt that if that didn't happen, "we'll have a big bailout," which wouldn't help anything. He ended the segment by stressing to "absolutely sell Fanny and Freddie."
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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 "rebuild in China," which he said was an equivalent of Hurricane Katrina in terms of infrastructure buildout. He pointed viewers to Caterpillar and Terex (TRX) as plays on the news. He also recommended Cummins (CMI). "They're all headed up ... because of the rebuild," he said.
Cramer said today's rally has a lot to do with bullish action from mortgage insurer Freddie Mac (FRE). "They have gotten rid of the systemic risk," he said. He called Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (FNM) the "last of the black holes" for the financial crunch.
Cramer said Freddie is getting a lot of business, which he thinks may actually offset the company's losses. He said bears don't believe that's the case, but he pointed out that Freddie is a well-run company. Fannie is not as good, he said.
In the consumer discretionary space, Cramer said he had thought "the buyers would just call it quits" after the government's stimulus checks came in. He revised his forecast, saying maybe earnings from Kohl's (KSS) tomorrow will be the time to sell.
He expressed his surprise at the continued rise of some retailers. "Certainly we know that Costco (COST) is better than we thought. ... TJX (TJX) was a little disappointing, and look -- it goes up." He pointed out that Wal-Mart (WMT) stock has traded back to where it was before reporting earnings.
"A lot of people feel that the worst is over," Cramer said. He pointed out that the Fed called victory when inflation numbers came in better than expected.
Cramer also said that the year of wind power may arrive this year, not next year as he had previously predicted. He pointed out bullish action in Fluor (FLR) and First Solar (FSLR) as evidence of alternative energy stories.
He also said that Research In Motion (RIMM), Apple (AAPL) and MasterCard (MA) are offering leadership in the economy.
On the housing crisis, Cramer said that Toll Brothers (TOL) CEO Bob Toll was "negative negative negative" when the two spoke on last night's "Mad Money" TV show. He predicted that the housing problem in Florida would be much better in 18 months.

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Just so you know, I just issued an alert. ... You should buy it here," he said of the cosponsors of Vytorin, which made headlines today after the Food and Drug Administration said it would issue early communication on the drug. He's reminded of Bausch and Lomb, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) and other pharmaceutical companies that experienced exaggerated stock-price dives on bad news. Those situations, Cramer said, represented buying opportunities.
"The headline risk in drugs is also far worse," Cramer said. "This is what happens with drug stocks. Everyone panics at the same time. They get knocked all the way down."
"This is just unbelievable to me," Cramer added, saying that to cut shares of Schering-Plough so much, investors would have to believe the FDA was going to pull Vytorin.
Cramer continued, "I would buy Merck too. ... This is a classic headline overreaction."
Cramer concluded by saying he prefers Thornburg Mortgage (TMA) and Toll Brothers (TOL) to Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE). "I just think that they're not investible. ... I didn't like them ... yesterday."
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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 to renegotiate every one of these contracts," Cramer said. "It's better to do it en masse with the government's help so that the people who might fight this realize that they're fighting the government, but it's certainly no bailout." Cramer added, "We need to slow down the process because we don't want the bank examiners to shut down all the banks.”
He said it is a good strategy to tide Washington Mutual (WM) over with a few billion dollars until another Fed cut when it can start to be profitable again. He suggested spending $500 billion bailing out Fannie and Freddie, although Cramer added this kind of talk scares people. However, the only other alternative is if there is a sudden rush to buy houses.
Cramer reiterated his disillusionment of the Fed, which cut rates a half a point in the summer, and then felt it was “done.”
“Right now I think the Fed is torn between doing what would certainly be the right thing and doing the right thing incrementally over time," Cramer said. "What I'm saying is the more time you waste, the worse it gets. That's very clear from what's going on.”
Cramer said he wished it were the case that “if you were to put money in Washington Mutual in the big convertible that you don't expect to just lose money,"
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On Tuesday's "Stop Trading!" segment on CNBC, Jim Cramer was too deflated by the Fed's quarter-point rate cut to offer up another "They know nothing!" tirade like the one he delivered Aug. 3.
"I'm no longer fiery. They had their chance. I wanted to do a wake-up call then, in August. ... That was when it still mattered," said Cramer, who had been hoping for a 50-basis-point cut. He believes the Fed's unwillingness to act "just made Paulson's job much harder."
"Everyone is in much more trouble," Cramer added. He chided the Fed for complacency. "These guys are academics. They're very far removed. ... They obviously don't get it. They want to take whatever pain we have. ... I admire them for their lack of panic, but the time to have done something was back in August."
Cramer did not share the Fed's outlook for the economy. "They're hopeful. ... very optimistic," he deadpanned. He had hoped the Fed would understand the severity of the situation, but he was wrong. "They flabbergast me. I'm like everybody else. ... 'You gotta be kidding me.'"
"You now just delayed the recovery," Cramer said. Cramer believes that there will now be large bailouts of companies hit hard by liquidity demands. "It's more likely that the companies that are trying to raise money won't get money," he said. He pointed to recent stumbling by Washington Mutual (WM ), Fannie Mae (FNM), Freddie Mac (FRE) and UBS (UBS), all of which were hurt enormously by the subprime lending crisis and the credit crunch. "I thought [the Fed] saw," Cramer said.
Cramer believes that if monetary policy were managed more effectively, the Fed could have made the right decision: "They are a cellar-dwelling group of Federal Reserves. ... If they were in the NFL, they'd be fired."
Investors' hope, for now, Cramer said, is to "buy companies that aren't levered to the United States."
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Fannie Mae (FNM), Freddie Mac (FRE)
While many criticize the government's strategy for dealing with the mortgage crisis and call it a "bailout," Cramer commented, "I'm tired of hearing that this is a bailout. Who cares? I'm about the money." While he believes a recovery is imminent and "there isn't going to be a collapse" he would stay away from companies with subprime exposure because there is a lot of money bet against them. Rather than spending time pointing fingers, Cramer thinks it is time to acknowledge the responsibility for the current crisis is shared by the market, the government and the homeowners; "I don't care who did bad. I don't want Fannie Mae (FNM) insolvent!"
Concerning Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Cramer said, "They're totally insolvent! Give me a break. They're completely and utterly insolvent. Its just we're not allowed to say it. ... The only reason I mention those two ... is that those two are less likely to go after me." He identified fear of liability as the reason more people are not telling the whole truth about the mortgage problem. "It's like when Enron filed a lawsuit against me. ... It's a good thing they went out of business."
"Everybody knows we've got to slow the process down so these companies can raise money. ... Fannie and Freddie are fine because they have the implicit backing."
Finally, Cramer wanted to clear up a misunderstanding concerning his comments about the Chinese. While he praised the initiative of individual Chinese, his antipathy is directed mainly against the Chinese government; "The government itself has got to reign in some of the companies that are rapacious in taking advantage of us."

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Bullish calls:
Walt Disney (DIS): 'Again, I don't play for DIS, but I'm certainly not going to blast it. I think it's a good company.' Brookfield Asset Management (BAM): 'They've got terrific, terrific management … BAM will come back!' Hewlett-Packard (HPQ): 'HPQ has the business model and the leverage!' SunPower (SPWR) First Solar (FSLR) Johnson Controls (JCI): 'There was a man who just downgraded it … He's taken a very short-term approach. JCI has an unbelievably good business in climate control and, when autos come back, that stock's going to roar.' J. Crew (JCG) Costco (COST)
Bearish calls:
Wolseley (WOS): 'I can't endorse that company. Those companies are all doing badly.' Lowe's (LOW): 'I don't even recommend Lowe's anymore on this show.' Fannie Mae (FNM): 'It's just too hard to value right now...They just cut the dividend. Guys are going to sell it. I'm not there...' Automatic Data Processing (ADP): 'No. It's just a flatlined name. You need a stronger economy for that play.' Dell (DELL): 'DELL can buyback as many shares as it wants. HPQ has the business model and the leverage!' LDK Solar (LDK): 'No, c'mon man! The finances are unclear!' Cabela's (CAB): 'That company is just simply one of the worst publicly-traded companies I've ever seen.' South Financial Group (TSFG): 'Good stock in a really bad neighborhood … I can't touch the darn thing. Sorry to be so negative.' Home Depot (HD): 'That group is too darn hard.' Solarfun Power (SOLF)
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The Dow closed down 211 points and the Nasdaq finishing down 34. The S&P 500 has now given up all of its gains on the year. Najarian continues to like the four horseman names like Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG) and Research In Motion (RIMM) which showed strength on Wednesday. Adami recommended getting long General Motors (GM) right here with a specific stop price in mind. Finerman found it strange that Fannie Mae (FNM) went up Wednesday. Crude oil came close to $100 on Wednesday, but fell just short and finished the day at $97.19. Gartman feels the stock market is behaving horribly and he is short names like Harley-Davidson (HOG), Tiffany (TIF) and Coach (COH) and long Microsoft (MSFT)and Apple (AAPL). Gartman's favorite position right now is short Cummins (CMI).
CNBC Pharmaceuticals Reporter Mike Huckman joined the show to discuss his take on big pharma stocks. Huckman explained that Pfizer (PFE) is having issues with safety concerns on a stop smoking drug, falling Lipitor sales and generic competition. Huckman also mentioned that Merck (MRK), Eli Lilly (LLY) and Bristol Myers (BMY) were all down on Wednesday. Finerman likes Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).
Investors tend to sell their biggest losers towards the end of the year to reduce the tax hit they take from their winners. Some of the names at 52-week lows are Citigroup (C), Pfizer (PFE), Merck (MRK), J.C. Penny (JCP), Capital One Financial (COF), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and AIG (AIG).
Word on the Street
Macke recommended buying The Gap (GPS) on dips. Finerman likes Limited (LTD) on valuation. Adami suggested buying Citi Trends (CTRN) ahead of earnings for Monday. Najarian likes Target (TGT) for its valuation in retail.
Deere & Company (DE) traded up 5% after profits rose 52%.
Najarian suggests looking at Agco (AG)
Najarian noted strong call options trading activity on Tibco Software (TIBX).
Pops & Drops
Pops - Google (GOOG) traded up 2%
U.S. Steel (X) traded up 5% also bucking the down trend in the market.
Drops - Tesoro (TSO) fell 3%
American International Group (AIG) fell 6%.
Circuit City (CC) fell 6% after a JPMorgan analyst downgraded the stock.
Jamba Juice (JMBA) plunged 30%
Final Trade
Macke says don't buy stocks if you don't have to and Adami and Finerman just gave thanks in the holiday spirit.
Najarian likes Apple (AAPL) and he thinks the stock will explode into January.

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Melissa Lee hosted today for Erin and started off Tuesday's show with an exclusive news break talking about stocks being down for the seventh time in nine sessions. Crude oil reached $98 for the first time, reaching a new high. They talked about Google and increasing their price target to $900 per share. Terry is looking for Google to mover in to powerful display advertising to gain market share, as advertising goes digital.
Samantha Davies came back talking about the bad weather approaching this week for the holiday season. Wednesday it will be very cold and rainy from the coast to the Great Lakes. On Thanksgiving it will be even colder in the Midwest and should expect many delays at several airports. Tim Zagat was on the show discussing the descent in airlines. He discussed specifically the increase in delays and cancellations. International airlines have fared much better than US domestic carriers. Midwest airlines and JetBlue airways have been the most successful economy carriers, because they are mostly business class airlines.
They came back discussing the drastic increases in oil and how the dollar weakness helps push crude oil to record closes.
The Bond Report: Santelli showed how 2-year note rates are still decreasing. He also said that the dollar index is decreasing very rapidly.
The Faber Report: Freddie Mac (FRE) has taken a large hit on their portfolio, especially today. Fannie Mae (FNM) has also taken a hit. Countrywide stock is below $10 a share and says that bankruptcy rumors are "absolutely false." 40% of their assets are in option arms. Fred Cannon has a $66 price target on FRE and $62 on FNM. He said that Fannie Mae gave us more of an insight to upcoming quarters. The government will eventually turn to GSE's.
Melissa came back with Paul Goodwin discussing the growing bear market in China. Many of the stocks are currently overvalued as well as very risk adverse. Aluminum China and E House China Holdings were two stocks that Goodwin said are taking your money and falling into downward trends. Predicts a rough three months for these stocks.
Lee came back discussing the value of the Canadian dollar and the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays make about $740,000 for every .01 cent increase in the loon compared to the US dollar.
Bertha Coombs discussed Oprah's favorite things this year. She gave away a $3800 LG HDTV Refrigerator on her show among many other lavish gifts.

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Countrywide Financial Corp. said Thursday its mortgage fundings for September fell 44 percent from the same period a year ago, and the mortgage lender is now facing a potential federal investigation over the timing of stock sales by its chief executive.
Countrywide, the nation's largest mortgage lender, said total mortgage fundings last month fell to $21.2 billion from $38.1 billion a year ago.
The steep decline in volume comes as the Calabasas, Calif.-based company makes a shift to originate traditional, conforming loans instead of more risky, nontraditional loans like subprime mortgages. Countrywide previously packaged the majority of its loans as securities and sold them to investors in the secondary market.
During the past few months, rising delinquency and default rates have caused demand for these securities to all but dry up, especially subprime loans. The collapse of the secondary market, coupled with the deteriorating housing market, has led to a steep drop in mortgage origination volume nationwide.
Housing foreclosures nearly doubled last month, according to real estate information firm RealtyTrac Inc. A total of 223,538 foreclosure filings were reported in September, up from 112,210 during September 2006.
Conforming loans -- which now account for about 90 percent of Countrywide's volume -- are considered safer because government-sponsored Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are willing to purchase them, and typically these loans are less likely to default.
Shares of Countrywide fell 52 cents, or 2.77 percent, to close at $18.28 Thursday.
Source: Stephen Bernard, AP Business Writer

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An index that forecasts near-term home sales fell in August to a record low as would-be homebuyers had difficulty getting mortgages. Economists said the housing market's woes show no sign of improving soon.
The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday its seasonally adjusted index of pending sales for existing homes fell 6.5 percent from July and 21.5 percent from a year ago.
The pending home sales index has done a farily good job of predicting sales levels over the following two months said Joshua Shapiro, chief U.S. economist with MFR Inc. in New York.
Shapiro and other analysts expect prices to fall further before home sales rebound. Developers are already making big price cuts to move unsold new homes, but existing homeowners are more reluctant to do so. "We haven't reached bottom yet," Shapiro said.
August's reading of 85.5 was below analysts' expectations and the lowest ever for the index, which started in January 2001. An index reading of 100 is equal to the average level of sales activity in 2001.
With defaults rising among borrowers with weak credit, lenders in August backed off from all but the safest mortgages.
Source: Alan Zibel, AP Business Writer

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Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM - News): Cramer would stay off the Fannie Mae bandwagon, since the Bush administration and the FNM's top regulator, James Lockhart of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, have a "chokehold" on the company's mortgage portfolio. Cramer would not make a move unless this changes.
Countrywide (NYSE: CFC - News): Cramer says he needs to see evidence to back up the bank's bullish comments.
Lamar (NasdaqGS: LAMR - News), Celgene (NasdaqGS: CELG - News) and PDL BioPharma (NasdaqGS: PDLI - News): Lamar's video billboards may be too "eye-catching" and may be limited due to safety regulations. He is not sure about CELG, because it should be working but isn't. He sees PDLI as a possible takeover target after the departure of CEO Mark McDade.

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Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY - News): Cramer urged viewers to hang on to gold stocks, especially AUY which had a great quarter, but is down 3% because "gold is selling off in a deflationary spiral."
AIG (NYSE: AIG - News): This company is a buy because it has the right bonds, and not those associated with sub-prime mortgages. In addition, AIG is aggressively buying back shares, Cramer said.
Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM - News): While Cramer thinks FNM could provide a help limit the damage from the housing crisis, he laments the lack of political will to mend the situation.
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The Fed Gets a Clue: Kellogg (NYSE: K - News), Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB - News), Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB - News), Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM - News)
Commenting on the Fed announcement, Cramer said, "What we got was, frankly, what we needed, and we rallied." The Fed decided to allow the interest rate to remain at 5.5%, a move Cramer says shows the Fed "may be heartless, but its not clueless." He predicts the Fed is heading towards a rate cut, which he thinks will happen in October. He also detected a hint at government intervention to solve the housing crisis, and Cramer thinks the Treasury Secretary or the President may ask Fannie Mae to help relieve some of the credit pressure. In the meantime, Cramer would buy defensive stocks such as K, SLB and KMB and would concentrate on oil, agriculture and infrastructure.
Getting Defensive: Unilever (NYSE: UN - News)
Cramer likes UN as a defensive stock to depend on in down times, because it a major producer of packaged foods, is international and therefore unaffected by US credit problems, and has a generous 3.6% dividend cushion. In addition, nearly a third of its sales come from emerging countries; "It's a play on people getting richer around the world," Cramer said. Since the stock has risen a bit, Cramer suggests letting it drop a few points before buying.
CEO Interview: Doron Gerstel Syneron Medical Ltd. (NasdaqGS: ELOS - News)
Cramer was puzzled that Syneron, which reported 52% US growth and 21% European growth, got hammered after its phenomenal quarter. The company also has a deal with Procter & Gamble to develop a non-invasive skin product and a fat remover. The mystery was solved when Cramer spoke with CEO Doron Gerstel who commented that everyone is jumping on the "aesthetic bandwagon; The main concern the market has is that it's looking at the competition, and more and more companies are doing initial public offerings," he said. "They're worried about saturation in the sector." Cramer commented this may be a cause for serious concern and suggested holding off buying ELOS until it becomes clear whether or not the company will be pressured by new IPOs.
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Live with Regis: Time Warner (NYSE: TWX - News), EMC (NYSE: EMC - News), Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU - News)
During Cramer's celebration of his 500th Mad Money program, he received a call from Regis Philbin who congratulated Cramer and asked him to comment on his portfolio. Concerning TWX, Cramer said he is still bullish; "We have to give Dick Parsons the chance to take it to $30" from $20.61. He added EMC is one of the few tech stocks he recommends, but suggested getting rid of ALU which has "hurt a lot of people."
Gaffes of Yesteryear: Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS - News) and Montpelier Re Holdings (NYSE: MRH - News), Sealy's (NYSE: ZZ - News)
Recalling some of his errors along with his triumphs, Cramer revisited his recommendation to buy DKS right before its earnings report in August 2005 after which the stock got hammered. "This was an 18% loss overnight, and it doesn't get much worst than that," he said. He learned from this experience that buying before an earnings report may entail after-hours trading during which a stock can get slaughtered by the shorts. Cramer also recommended MRH, an insurance company focused on the Southeast region, as Hurricane Katrina was beginning. The stock was down on news of the impending hurricane, and Cramer thought MRH would have a bounce aftethe storm. However, no one quite understood how destructive Katrina would be, and the stock has yet to recover. In April 2006, Cramer recommended buying IPO Sealy at $18, but it fell to $12 two months later, because it was a "low-quality IPO."
Not the Chocolates: Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM - News)
While FNM has increased, Cramer would still buy, because he envisions "tons" of upgrades for this comeback stock. He calls FNM a "money machine" even though it is a "quasigovernment" stock and is a good way to play the Democratic Congress, since the Republicans were doing business with big banks rather than with FNM, "But the Democrats put a stop to that when they took both Houses last November," Cramer said. With government backing, FNM can issue bonds cheaply, and it has a great dividend and a solid insurance business, said Cramer.
Sell Block: Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q - News), Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL - News)
Cramer would get rid of Q because of the unexpected retirement of Richard Notebaert, who was the reason Cramer was bullish on Q. He would sell and buy AAPL, which is down 4 points.

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Bullish calls:
Penwest Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGM: PPCO - News): ' ... had no idea that stock had fallen all the way to $12. They have got some great technology ... that's a good spec there. Remember, it is just a speculation though ... they're losing big money and they don't have a lot of revenues either.'Gildan Activewear (NYSE: GIL - News): ' ... it is a momentum name ... But, understand. Even though it's cheap on a multiple basis, it's had a big run. Maybe you buy a little, and then you wait for a little pullback.'GOL Linhas Areas Inteligentes (NYSE: GOL - News): ' ... they stole Varig. It's a Brazilian airline. It's up $4 since we mentioned it at $28-29. That's not enough. The stock's going to $40. $33... pick up $7. That's what I like!'Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK - News): 'Natural gas is back! ... Aubrey McClennan [CEO] is one of the best. I am saying that CHK goes higher!'Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM - News): 'Now here is a stock I haven't talked about enough ... When the sub-prime loan market went kerplooey... FNM ... decided to buy $20 billion worth of liquidity ... FNM is not expensive, until it gets to $80 a share, and it's at $64.'Celgene (NasdaqGS: CELG - News): ' ... dramatically undervalued on the Revlamid news from the weekend,'Gilead Sciences (NasdaqGS: GILD - News)Fuel Tech (NasdaqGM: FTEK - News): ' ... I thought there was more than a 20% gain there, so I can't tell you to take some off, when I told you there was more to gain ... I'm not bailing. You shouldn't either.'Herbalife (NYSE: HLF - News): 'I became convinced that that company is not just a fly-by-night supplement company, but a company that really has a wellness principle.'Crocs (NasdaqGS: CROX - News) ' I think that CROX is a company that you can own until everyone has decided that every analyst and his brother has recommended.'Genesis Lease (NYSE: GLS - News): 'If you need to be in bundled aircraft, it's Genesis Leasing.'Boeing (NYSE: BA - News): 'If you've got to be in aerospace, it's Boeing.'Tesco (NasdaqGS: TESO - News): 'I have been working like a bow-wow to try to figure out when do we decide to get off the oil service game... and the answer is not yet. This group is still cheap!'Halliburton (NYSE: HAL - News)Input/Output (NYSE: IO - News): 'Seismic data. You know I like that very much. I think IO has been slighted by Mad Money.'Trinity Industries (NYSE: TRN - News): ' ... it's still so darn cheap, I don't think it can hurt you. ... We're under-railcarred in this country.'Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO - News): 'MRO - even at $128 - is still cheap! Unbelievable! I'm pulling the trigger here for half the position, and then let it come in.'Haynes International (NasdaqGM: HAYN - News): 'I'm staying long it. We liked it 20 points below this.'Merit Medical Systems (NasdaqGS: MMSI - News): 'I'll buy that one too.'Cepheid (NasdaqGM: CPHD - News)Dynegy (NYSE: DYN - News): 'Oh man, down here at $9.50. C'mon let's pull the trigger. Bruce Williamson, CEO. Best in show.'
Bearish calls:
AirTran Holdings (NYSE: AAI - News): 'No can do. I'm only using one airline right now, particularly with oil going up...and that is GOL Linhas.'Mylan Laboratories (NYSE: MYL - News): 'No, can't go there... I think these generic guys have never made me a lot of money.'Usana Health Sciences (NasdaqGS: USNA - News): 'too high risk for me.'JetBlue Airways (NasdaqGS: JBLU - News): 'No! Sell, sell, sell! Another airline that's problematic.'
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Cramer’s Top 10 Stock Picks:

• Halliburton (HAL)
• Caterpillar (CAT)
  
• Transocean Drilling (RIG)
  
• Clorox (CLX)
  
• Altria (MO)
  
• Hewlett Packard (HPQ)
  
• Goldman Sachs (GS)
  
• Sears Holdings (SHLD)
  
• Fannie Mae (FNM)
  
• Level 3 Communications (LVLT)

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