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Jim Cramer: Ford Gains, Retailer Spending, And Not Freaking Out About Cotton
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 4:09pm | 182“I don't want to freak out about cotton,” Jim Cramer said during an early afternoon report on CNBC. “Why? Maybe it's cause everyone else is.” With regard to specific companies, Cramer said that he isn't too worried about how the cotton issues could affect Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ: COLM...
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Stepping on the Accelerator - Zacks Industry Rank Analysis
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 3:33pm | 2876Industry Rank Analysis 11-10-10 The Auto industry was in shambles just over a year ago, with two of the big three in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and very real fears that the industry was gone forever. Two of the big three are no longer publically traded, although GM should launch its IPO soon. Auto...
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Wednesday's Mid-day Options Volume Leaders (C, BAC, LVS, AAPL, F)
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 12:23pm | 116The overall market is on the move lower for the second straight day, testing support levels along the way. Currently, the S&P 500 (CBOE: SPX) is trading at $1,207.64, off by 5.76 points. Here are your mid-day options volume leaders… (1) Citigroup (NYSE: C) 333,587 contracts, 96.2% calls, 3.8%...
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Will Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) Be Warming Portfolios This Winter?
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 10:09am | 1932Last week during a Mad Money broadcast, host Jim Cramer had some positive things to say about Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK). He noted that the energy company is “very well run” and likes Chesapeake's plans to expand further into the oil market rather than limiting itself to the natural-gas business...
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President Obama's Favorite Car Company
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 12:03pm | 1640Thanks for responding to yesterday's article about GM'S IPO. Let's get right into your responses... I am just curious as to how a common average investor gets a chance at buying shares of GM. How would you go about it? - Tom It's difficult for...
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President Obama's Favorite Car Company
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 12:03pm | 1640Thanks for responding to yesterday's article about GM'S IPO. Let's get right into your responses... I am just curious as to how a common average investor gets a chance at buying shares of GM. How would you go about it? - Tom It's difficult for...
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Top Performing Industries For November 8 (EXK, INS, KEM, HMC)
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 11:30am | 192At 10:25 am, the Dow lost 0.47% to 11,390.34, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved down 0.41% to 1,220.84 and the NASDAQ composite index rose 0.02% to 2,579.56. The industries that are still afloat in the market today are: Silver: This industry jumped 1.13% by 10:25 am. The top stock...
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Is General Motors a Buy?
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 11:01am | 934Last year General Motors Company filed for bankruptcy and collapsed into the government's arms. With around $170 billion in debt in 2009 and only $82 billion in assets, the bankruptcy filing kicked off a major restructuring effort. On November 17th this...
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Is General Motors a Buy?
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 11:01am | 934Last year General Motors Company filed for bankruptcy and collapsed into the government's arms. With around $170 billion in debt in 2009 and only $82 billion in assets, the bankruptcy filing kicked off a major restructuring effort. On November 17th this...
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Stock Market News for November 8, 2010 - Market News
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 10:39am | 802Stock advanced to their fresh two-year highs but the gains were modest as investors considered a strong jobs report in the backdrop of high unemployment and a wavering economic recovery. Also, it was the Dow average's best weekly gain in more than two months. Although stocks searched for direction...
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Mad Money Lightning Round OT: Cramer Thinks That MU Should Be Sold (MU, AMD, CY, VVUS, CAAS, F)
Sunday, November 7, 2010 - 4:19pm | 203On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT, Jim Cramer advised his viewers to take profits in Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU). He said that only Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE: AMD) is worse than MU, and added that he likes Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: CY), in the space. Micron...
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Fast Money Picks For November 8th (GLD, SLW, F, BK)
Friday, November 5, 2010 - 9:22pm | 223On CNBC's Fast Money, Brian Kelly said that he is a buyer of SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE: GLD). SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (GLD) gained 0.26% on Friday, and closed at $136.38. Guy Adami likes Silver Wheaton Corp. (USA) (NYSE: SLW) and wants to buy it on Monday. Silver Wheaton Corp. (USA) (SLW) gained 2....
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Human Genome Sciences (HGSI) Traders Express Near-Term Bullishness
Friday, November 5, 2010 - 4:40pm | 1624Trading the biotech sector can be a tricky business, especially when an FDA decision hangs in the balance. Such is the case with Human Genome Sciences (NASDAQ: HGSI), which is awaiting a ruling on the lupus drug Benlysta by the end of the year. Some analysts expect the stock to shuffle along...
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Catching the Iron Butterfly – A Neutral Strategy for Range-Bound Markets
Friday, November 5, 2010 - 1:36pm | 2028Stock or options trading can offer the opportunity to profit in bullish or bearish markets. We discussed earlier this week in our weekly webinar how investors using options (long calls or long puts) can gain limited risk exposure to these market moves. Depending on their outlook, traders risk 100...
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NYSE's Most Actives (C, BAC, F, JPM, SD)
Friday, November 5, 2010 - 12:50pm | 91Here are today's volume leaders on the New York Stock Exchange: 1. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) Volume: 678,421,746 2. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) Volume: 244,679,790 3. Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) Volume: 76,400,704 4. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) Volume: 50,067,672 5. Sandridge Energy (NYSE:...