On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round, Jim Cramer said that he doesn't like Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:
VLO), because he doesn't want to own a pure refiner. If he had to own a refiner, he would buy Sunoco, Inc. (NYSE:
SUN). Valero Energy Corporation (
VLO) gained 3.33% today, and Sunoco (
SUN) added 1.34%.
Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (NYSE:
PCL) is a terrific stock, but Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:
WY) is better, thinks Cramer. Plum Creek Timber (
PCL) fell 0.68%, and Weyerhaeuser (
WY) gained 0.41%.
Pearson PLC (ADR) (NYSE:
PSO) is a buy, thinks Cramer. He thought that students will rather use iPads than old fashion textbooks, but a great quarter from Pearson PLC (ADR) (
PSO) proves that we are still not there. Pearson PLC (ADR) (
PSO) fell 1.05% today, and closed at $16.04.
Cramer can't recommend Philips Electronics NV (ADR) (NYSE:
PHG). He believes investors should not buy this stock. Philips Electronics NV (ADR) (
PHG) lost 1.43% today.
In the steel sector, Nucor Corporation (NYSE:
NUE) and AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:
AKS) are better than United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:
X), thinks Cramer. Nucor (
NUE) fell 1.02% today, while AK Steel (
AKS) and U.S. Steel (
X) gained 2.77% and 0.41% respectively.
Range Resources Corp. (NYSE:
RRC) will go up in the long term, believes Cramer. He also sees some setbacks for natural gas, as the legislation won't pass as soon as he thought.
CoreLogic Inc. (NYSE:
CLGX) is a good stock, and Cramer thinks that it as a buy. CoreLogic Inc. (
CLGX) fell 2.13% today.
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