supervalu was able to bounce back.hat i am biased against what seems to be too good to be true high yielders what do you look for to tell if the dividend really is secure? first above and beyond everything else you look at the earnings per share, the eps. my rule of thumb is that if a company has earnings that are greater than twice its dividend payout we know it can sustain the dividend even in lean times when you think the earnings are going to shrink. in that case i say you're home-free, the dividends are secure. if not you need to go to step two. you have to look at the cash flow. especially important when dealing with companies that have a lot of machinery or other heavy capital equipment investments which caused them to report what's known as high depreciation and amortization costs. think high-yielding play at teleplays like verizon and att because communication neblths don't come cheap. people say jim they can't afford that yield. wait a second. these appreciation amortization costs don't come out of a company'

would supervalu, safeway?nce your ability to say we are going to 3,000 stores or the 2,500 i believe is a good negotiating point. >> you solved the puzzle piece. my trust owns dg. what you know is let's reverse the stock. that's it. they have a plan. >> they may. it's not clear they are getting or where those -- yes, would you reach out. >> that explains why a stock that should have been down is up. that explains it. that is a great insight. >> december 23rd is getting closer. we'll wait and see what dollar general puts on the table after its own talks with the ftc. >> great stuff. >> with that dow sets a new record today. 70 points from 18,000. we'll get stop trading with jim in a minute. do you like to travel? i'm all about "free" travel, babe. that's what i do. [ female announcer ] fortunately, there's an easier way, with creditcards.com. compare hundreds of cards from every major bank and find the one that's right for you. creditcards.com. it's simple. >>> time for cramer and stop trading. >> people say wh