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. >>> i'm jim cramer. welcome to my world. >> you need to get in the game. >> firms are going to go out of business, and he's nuts. they're nuts. they know nothing! >> "mad money." you can't afford to miss it! >> hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money." welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends, i am trying to save you money. my job is not just to entertain you. but i have to coach you, teach you. call me. 1-800-734-cnbc. the dow gained 24 points. s&p 500 rising 2.4%. nasdaq advancing 6.1%. i am sure the sell in may and go away people will be squawking all next week. i'm tired of that. however, i got a better theory. how about this. sell bad stocks in may, buy good stocks. too simple? too intelligent. which ones are good? all week we looked at ones with the best earnings. best way to handle it than take action instantly. the most important piece of data we get next week will be the labor department's unemployment number friday. that number if weak could roll back any gains we might get from a

stay with cramer. >>> coming up, grow up.fter months of a sustained valley, volatility seems to be back. cramer's on the offensive. finding companies with the strongest growth stories for years to come. tonight, jim checks out one retailer that could be on sale. is it the right fit for your portfolio? when we got married. i had three kids. and she became the full time mother of three. it was soccer, and ballet, and cheerleading, and baseball. those years were crazy. so, as we go into this next phase, you know, a big part of it for us is that there isn't anything on the schedule. >>> maybe it's not the end of the world after all. i'm always telling you to buy stocks. the reason i repeat myself is because it's hard. think about it. buying into yesterday's horrific sell off, probably the most difficult thing you can do in stocks. you need fortitude to put it in something when everybody else is panicked and acting like it's time to sell. everyone was horrified that i liked it yesterday. then it hit today's rebound. stocks are up.

stay with cramer! >>> coming up, hold still!timate growth portfolio gets a facelift tonight. could this vanity play help you inject profits and stay looking young for years to come? and later, under the microscope. dr. cramer is giving his long-term prognosis for a biotech play. all coming up on "mad money." [ jim koch ] there is a rhythm of the seasons, so we've developed styles of beer to accompany that. we brew octoberfest, winter lager, alpine spring and right now, there's summer ale. [ bob cannon ] samuel adams summer ale is a flavorful wheat beer. it has a very nice spice note. [ jim koch ] it has a little lemon zest and a historic brewing spice called grains of paradise. it's citrusy. -lemony. -flavorful. -refreshing. -wow. [ man ] sam adams summer ale, there's just something about it. it's like, totally reminds you of summer, you know? but it's really good. it's crunchy and noodle-y. what they mean is, it's french's french fried onions in my crunchy noodle casserole. french's french fried onions. available in the french'

cramer.come to "mad money." welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends. my job is just to save you some money. i'm trying to coach and teach here so call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. they rest. they relax. they recharge. and now they roar. [ roar ] these are new stocks that are roaring. [ roar ] think about it. during the first quarter, we saw tremendous gains in home builders, banks and high-rolling expensive technology stocks, and then you know what happened? they flat-lined. i mean, hey, like paddles clear. they died. hideous. painful. the whole month you couldn't touch these things. what would happen just today in one session? this morning we got a terrific number from pulte group, homebuilder, which is very strong. to the moon, alice. wasn't this group supposed to be rolling over? the stock had just gone from $7.60, left for dead, and break-out right through its earlier high, closing at $ 9.58. i want that kind of move for you. pulte immediately took the housing index, and i was to

jim cramer #cramersweeps. jim cramer #cramersweeps. they rest, relax, recharge, and now they roar!ocks that are roaring! i think they are roaring. when it comes to what i've seen this earnings season, the victors are older, household names. companies run by executives who know how to capitalize on weakness. and take no prisoners along the way. take this bear, stealing the scene from us for the past -- >> stuffed animals always do that. >> right. >> i just love watching you every morning and truly admire your boundless energy. >> thank you. i'm cooking with propane here. what more can you ask for from this dog? "mad money" will be right back! [ male announcer ] we asked real people if they'd help us with an experiment for febreze fabric refresher, they agreed. [ experimenter 1 ] relax, take some nice deep breaths. [ experimenter 2 ] at do you smell? lilac. clean. there's something that's really fresh. a little bit beach-y. like children's blankets. smells like home. [ experimenter 1 ] okay take your blindfolds off. ♪ hello? [ male announcer ] if febreze fabric refresher can freshen

stay with cramer. >>> coming up, grow up.r months of a sustained ralley, volatility seems to be back. cramer's on the offensive, finding companies with the strongest growth stories for years to come. tonight, jim checks out one retailer that could be on sale. is it the right fit for your portfolio? amazing. ...like i'm in italy... ♪ ♪ ciao! ciao! ciao! dude!? she was talkin' to me. they're never talking to you. -what? -never. [ male announcer ] get to subway pronto for our fresh takes on italian. like the delizioso italian b.m.t., and the molto bono chicken parmesan. subway. eat fresh. whose non-stop day starts with back pain... and a choice. take advil now and maybe up to four in a day. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. way to go, coach. ♪ way to go, coach. having one of those days? tired. groggy. can't seem to get anything done. it makes for one, lousy day. but when you're alert and energetic... that's different. you're more with it, sharper, getting stuff done. this is why people choose 5-hour energy ov

hey, i'm cramer. >> i'm jim cramer. welcome to my world. >> you need to get in the game. firms are going to go out business and he's nuts! they are nuts! they know nothing! i always like to say there is a bull market somewhere. "mad money," you can't afford to miss it. hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money." welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends. i just want to help you save some money. my job so educate you, not just to entertain you. so call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. the bears, they want it both ways. they want to send everything down all at once, from companies that benefit to a slowdown to companies that get hammered by one. that's what we saw today. worst day of the year, dow tumbling 214 points. s&p and nasdaq clobbered. nasty day. now, before we get to today's action and the internal contradictions that i am seeing, i want to point out that the instant we went down again today, the cat callers, the negativists, the people who just love to get -- to just -- love a down day, they were out in full force, saying that i was slaughtering people by recommen

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stay with cramer. >>> coming up, grow up. after months of a sustained ralley, volatility seems to be back. cramer's on the offensive, finding companies with the strongest growth stories for years to come. tonight, jim checks out one retailer that could be on sale. is it the right fit for your portfolio? [ tires squeal, engine revs ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] not everything powerful has to guzzle fuel. the 2012 e-class bluetec from mercedes-benz. ♪ i'm a wife, i'm a mom... and chantix worked for me. it's a medication i could take and still smoke, while it built up in my system. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could ge

cramer, go ahead. >> caller: dr. cramer, booyah. >> booyah. >> how about the boston beer company? growing fast. i myself drink pbr. >>> let's go to fawaz in california. >> caller: hey, happy -- i want to thank you for all you do. >> my pleasure. >> caller: i'm up 50%, stock i'm talking about. i don't want to get greedy. yields 6.5%, 10 cents below 52-week high. main, m-a-i-n. >> i don't really know what they own, so it's very hard for me to judge it. i would sell. >>> joan in michigan. joan. >> caller: a big sunny southern booyah from greenville, south carolina. >> one of my favorite areas. baseball down there. what's up? >> caller: what's your expert opinion on the recent ipo sand ridge mississippian trust? >> i like the deal. it's holding up well. a great oil platform. christopher in oregon. >> caller: mr. cramer. >> you're up. yeah, you got me. >> caller: thank you for taking my call. i love your show. a big booyah from keep it weird, portland, oregon. >> i love it there. big intel place. go ahead. >> caller: yes. question. ges. >> stop guessing with guess. i don't want to own

neither does jim cramer. follow at jim cramer on twitter.in the nicu, all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was important to you changes in light of having a child that needs you every moment. i wouldn't trade him for the world. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. if you're caring for a child with special needs, our innovative special care program offers strategies that can help. >>> what does a company have to do to get the benefit of the doubt around here? last night ibm and intel, two tech companies about as tried and true as it gets explained why you shouldn't panic and dump their shares, even though they both seem to have anemic growth. that didn't stop both stocks taking it on the chin today. i think they both deserve your benefit of the doubt simply because over the last few years they've done a terrific job of making good on the targets, defying the skeptics. sure ibm didn't deliver the growth we'd lik

"mad money" with jim cramer is up next. >>> i'm jim cramer and welcome to my world. you need to get in the game! firms are going to go out of business and he's nuts, they're nuts! they know nothing! i always like to say, there's a bull market somewhere -- "mad money," you can't afford to miss it. hey, i'm cramer! welcome to "mad money." with welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends. i'm just trying to save you some money. my job is not just to entertain you, but to educate you. so call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. you can't ask whether it's fair on days like today when the market's down big, dow falling 102 points, s&p giving up 1.84%. you can't ask if it's fair. so many of you want to know how europe came back into the driver's seat. why is it so important? why should it matter? now, we've got to spend some time addressing this issue, because the very question presumes a level of rationality, honesty, rigor, and precision that stock markets simply aren't capable of. they're not. we're presuming in short that what matters to companies actually matters to thei

cramer goes all out as the calls keep coming in.on the high-impact "lightning round." and later, cramer's taking your questions on the air. so tweet him @jimcram him @jimcramer #madtweets. and stay tuned for an all new edition of "mad tweets." it's very important to understand how math and science kind of makes the world work. in high school, i had a physics teacher by the name of mr. davies. he made physics more than theoretical, he made it real for me. we built a guitar, we did things with electronics and mother boards. that's where the interest in engineering came from. so now, as an engineer, i have a career that speaks to that passion. thank you, mr. davies. >>> it is time! it's time for the "lightning round" on cramer's "mad money." say the name of the stock. tell you whether to buy buy or sell sell sell. my staff prepares the -- the "lightning round" is over. are you ready, skee-daddy? it's time for the "lightning round" on cramer's "mad money." i want to start with eric in arizona. eric! >> caller: a big desert boo-yah from

"mad money" with the one and only jim cramer begins right now. >>> i'm jim cramer. and welcome to my world. you need to get in the game! going out of business and he's nuts, they're nuts! they know nothing! i always like to say there's a bull market somewhere and i promise to -- "mad money," you can't afford to miss it. hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money," welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends, just trying to save you a little money. my job is not just to entertain but to teach and coach. so call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. sure is easier when stocks are downgoing into earnings season than when they're higher, isn't it? that's all i can think about after today's rocky session. dow got slammed for 69 points. s&p down, but the nasdaq fell .7%. it is important to mention that at one point it was much ugly you are if it weren't for a late-day rally. people keep asking, is this a good earnings season or a bad one? and while that is a perfectly legit question, it's not responsive. it's not the question that illuminates the action. did stocks run too much a

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stay with cramer.oming up, the clock is ticking. call cramer 1-800-743-cnbc to find out how to fire away at cramer on the lightning round. can he withstand your thunderous onsholaught of stocks? >>> making waves. a young energy company on the map. cramer is exploring the possibilities with energy xxi's ceo. all on "mad money." how did we do it last time? i don't know... i forget. hello, neighbors. hey, scott... perfect timing. feeding your lawn need not be so difficult. get a load of this bad boy. sweet! this snap spreader system from scotts makes caring for your lawn snap-crackin' simple, guaranteed. just take the handy, no-mess bag, then snap, lock, and go. it's a new day for lawn care, feedings never been so easy. to see a demo of the snap spreader, go to scotts.com. feed your lawn. feed it! in here, the landscaping business grows with snow. to keep big winter jobs on track, at&t provided a mobile solution that lets everyone from field workers to accounting, initiate, bill, and track work in real ti

hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money," welcome to cramerica, other people want to make friends, i'm trying to save you money. my job is not just to entertain you but to educate and coach you. call me at 1-800-743-cnbc. perspective. boy perspective can be a real pain in the butt, can't it? i heard so much hand wringing about the selloff this morning where the market was annihilated. the dow plunging 131 points, s&p giving up 1.14%, nasdaq sinking 1.08%. i found myself determined to see how much of a disaster this decline was, perspective. where is this catastrophe fit within the context of recent history? first of all, in the last five years, we have had 67 instances where the dow fell more than 250 points even at the ugliest moment today's selloff, we came nowhere near that level of pain. >> the house of pain. >> we had 101 instances in the last five years, 101, where the market fell more than 2% in a given session. we came nowhere near that today either. yet among the comments at jim cramer on twit

stay with cramer. >>> it is time for the "lightning round" on cramer's "mad money." know the callers or the stocks ahead of time, play until this sound, and then the "lightning round" is over. are you ready? it's time for the "lightning round" on cramer's "mad money." start with matthew in new york. matthew. >> a big carmelo anthony b-b-boo-yah. >> what's up? >> caller: hey, my question is about a stock that i lost my pants on recently. and i know the analysts are really bullish on the stock. it's about devon energy. >> stephanie link research director and i must have spent an hour kicking around devon and why we like it. and the answer is sometimes you have to buy action stocks, it's the chart that's speaking in chesapeake. this company's a buy, worth far more than the stock it's selling for. ira in new jersey, ira. >> ira from livingston, new jersey. >> serial dividend raiser, what's your take on it? >> serial dividend raiser. i think the stock is much cheaper than -- >> buy, buy, buy! >> these companies are really great shareholder companies that can take us into

how about cramer fave chipotle?day's drubbing, it's still growing up in practically a straight line to the point where it seemed like the stock had achieved permanent status on the new high list until last week. it felt like waiting for a pullback. and thanks to the hideous market wide sell-off, you can pick up chipotle at a discount. don't run from it, go to it. scale in slowly. in other words if you want to build a $5,000 position, buy two shares tomorrow when i expect it to be hammered, and only if it's hammered, and wait another 15 points and another 15 points to buy another couple shares. in other words, i'm saying one, this one is going down. two, that's your opportunity to buy a stock that hasn't given you a pullback in ages. if chipotle rallies, i don't want you to chase, even if you love the stores. i had a chicken salad from there today. what am i supposed to do? suggest you buy it higher? that's not my style. you know the how. why chipotle? i want you to be able to analyze stocks on your own. i rolled out

stay with cramer! >>> coming up, hold still!r's ultimate growth portfolio gets a facelift tonight. could this vanity play help you inject profits and stay looking young for years to come? and later, under the microscope. dr. krcramer is giving his long-term progrenosis for a biotech play. all coming up on "mad money." auto-bliss. with rent2buy from hertz car sales, you skip the lots... and pushy sales people... it's a fast, easy way to buy a used car. three days to try. zero pressure to buy. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. >>> tonight we're playing the rotation game, looking for the momentarily out of favor stocks that didn't rise to the average in today's red hot action. this move was all about the cyclicals. when these economically sensitive smoke stacks rally, others get left behind. for that that's a good thing. we get to buy growth at a rare discount when growth stocks have been getting their groove back. i've been highlighting my growth names for 2012 all week. we have apple, starbucks, chi

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