Jim Cramer's Mad Money Review

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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Fall into the Gap (GPS)
Although Cramer admits he has disliked retail lately, the sector will be a hot area when the Fed continues to cut interest rates. What was once the worst of the worst, Gap, is now best-of-breed, with a better balance sheet, new CEO Glenn Murphy, $2.7 billion in cash and investments and a revenue of $151.9 billion. In addition, this "great turnaround story" is buying back stock aggressively and is polishing its Banana Republic Brand. Cramer would wait about 5 days before buying.
Old King Kohl's: Limited Brands (LTD), Tween Brands (TWB) and Kohl's(KSS)
Unlike LTD and TWB, retailers Cramer thinks deserve to be doing badly, it is a mystery that people seem not to like Kohl's, which has "dropped like a rock;" a full 28% since April. Cramer likes the fact no one is paying attention to Kohl's which sells at 13x forward earnings and has a growth rate of 18%. He also noted the store is focusing on high-end designer brands, such Vera Wang's label. Cramer concluded KSS has the best risk-reward if the Fed keeps cutting and "deserves to be bought."
Fly Like an Eagle: American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)
Cramer suggests looking for retail stocks with vigorous insider buying and low evaluations; these factors characterize AEO, which is "worth buying." AEO's sales increased 17% year over year and is currently selling at 12 times next year's earnings. Craner would wait until the stock dips to between $22 and $25 before buying.
Mad Mail: Crocs (CROX), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Although Cramer still believes CROX has further to climb, he admits concern over the company's insider selling; "I will temper my enthusiasm a tad," he said. Cramer added AEO is a good stock for a 7th grader, and is an investment that can be held onto for a few years.

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Bullish calls:
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN - News): 'Raytheon's probably the cheapest.'General Dynamics (GDNorthrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC - News)Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT - News)Frontline (NYSE: FRO - News):'Yours is a winner. Frontline is a buy. I see the stock went down today, but, you know, a lot of stocks went down today. That's a good one.'UnitedHealth (NYSE: UNH - News): 'Understand, I've owned this stock for a couple of years for my charitable trust. This is precisely the kind of stock that does well on a slowdown. ... I want to buy the stock.'Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC - News): 'Every railroad stock has been killed. ... All of them are owned by very big hedge funds. ... People say to themselves, 'I guess all the hedge funds are getting killed.' That is not true. ... I still like the stock.'Trinity Industries (NYSE: TRN - News): 'When this mortgage mess clears up, I think Trinity comes back. I think that's the kind of stock you buy. ... I'm not backing away."'Nastech Pharmaceutical (NasdaqGM: NSTK - News): 'I would prefer, if you want to speculate, that you speculate with Nastech Pharmaceutical.'American Standard (NYSE: ASD - News): 'I frankly don't know why the market hates it so much. ... I'm stickin' by. It's painful, but I'm stickin' by it.'LKQ (NasdaqGS: LKQX - News): 'I like your company. I would stick with it.'Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY - News): 'I'll stick with Yamana.'
Bearish calls:
Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX - News): 'They canceled an IPO. I don't like the balance sheet. This is not my favorite company in the group. Even at $13, I'm going to reiterate that I can't get behind the medical company Boston Scientific.'Spartan Motors (NasdaqGS: SPAR - News)Jones Soda (NasdaqCM: JSDA): 'They missed the quarter. You cannot miss the quarter and be a high-multiple stock. Not only did they miss the quarter -- they missed the last quarter. ... I cannot pull the trigger. ... Jones is in the penalty box.'Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD - News): 'Here's a company that's doing absolutely everything right, but no one cares. My take is this: The Limited is too cheap, but I can't think of a catalyst to turn this stock around.'St. Joe (NYSE: JOE - News): 'I cannot be in the stock. It's just not the place to be.'WCI Communities (NYSE: WCI - News)SuperGen (NasdaqGM: SUPG - News)Coeur d'Alene Mines (NYSE: CDE - News): 'I have never been a fan of Coeur d'Alene. They always issue a lot of stock. They never seem to go anywhere.'
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Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD - News): Cramer predicts Les Wexner is going to spin off more businesses, and while The Street is whispering rumors about Victoria's Secret, Cramer thinks LTD's Bath and Bodyworks has great value.
Monsanto (NYSE: MON - News) and Bunge (NYSE: BG - News): Cramer applauds Morgan Stanley's upgrade of MON and BG, because he believes these and other agricultural companies are "new renewable-oil service companies" and biotech plays. He predicts MON will climb from $60 to $75.
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Watch the Profits: Nabors (NYSE: NBR - News), Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD - News), Motorola (NYSE: MOT - News), Circuit City (NYSE: CC - News), TJX (NYSE: TJX - News), Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST - News), Nokia (NYSE: NOK - News), Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN - News)
Concerning the stronger-than-expected employment figure, Cramer told host Aaron Task that he likes a situation when half of the analysts think that the Fed should raise rates and the other half want the Fed to lower rates, since an environment is created in which profts cause less disappointment. He added that recently the market is "killing" companies with less than spectacular results, and Task noted that this trend has been noticeable with Nabors, Limited Brands and Motorola. Cramer mentioned that he wanted to recommend LTD because of its jump to $32 after the Victoria's Secret fashion show, but then it fell to $29, and Cramer said that he now prefers TJX and ROST. Task discussed BBY's better-than-expected sales and Cramer said he would double up on the retailer even though it has gone up. "Best Buy has a history of doing two things: disappointing or telling people it's going to disappoint in November and then giving an upside surprise in January," he said. "The fact that anyone is not wise to this is irritating," said Cramer, who urged viewers to buy the stock "hand over fist." Although Circuit City has been moving up with BBY, Cramer says it doesn't have the inventory controls, the good merchandising or a sales staff which pushes the more expensive products. He commented that he doesn't like the cell phone business, especially Nokia, and with Motorola struggling, he would avoid buying component players such as Texas Instruments, although he wouldn't necessarily sell it. Finally, Cramer recommended taking a "hard look" and Apple and picking it up.
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