Jim Cramer told investors that a new trend is quickly emerging for alternative-energy stocks. He explained that wind-power and solar stocks are holding up and trading higher, while the price of oil is falling rapidly. Cramer said this is proof that the strength in the alternative energy sector is for real. He predicted that the […]

Cramer spoke with Pete Miller, chairman, president and CEO of National Oilwell Varco (NOV), about the company’s prospects as oil prices fall. Miller said he is seeing no decline in demand for new oil rigs. He mentioned that NOV has a backlog of $10.8 billion that extends to 2011. Miller pointed out that even if […]

During the “Sell Block” segment, Cramer pointed investors towards an article that appeared in the New York Times which reported that occurrences of Type 2 Diabetes in children rose 10% to 12% a year. Prescriptions for these kids jumped 151%. Despite the negative news, Cramer said the way to play this trend is with the […]

Daniel from the University of Alabama writes, “I respectfully disagree with your call that Research In Motion’s (RIMM) BlackBerry Bold will kill the Apple (AAPL) iPhone. The BlackBerry has been popular for business users, but now that the iPhone has corporate exchange server capability, people are trashing their BlackBerries. I think the BlackBerry is […]

Lightning Round
Bullish
Petrohawk Energy (HK), Allergan (AGN), Coca-Cola (KO), Pepsico (PEP), Frontline (FRO) and Nordic American Tanker (NAT).
Bearish
Mastercard (MA), Alon USA (ALJ), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Nordic American Tanker (ERJ), CBS Corp (CBS) and ACE Limited (ACE).
Sudden Death
Cramer was bearish on China Telecom (CHA) and Grey Wolf (GW) Chat and share ideas with the best small […]

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August Prediction
The traders gave out their predictions for August. Jon Najarian said he thinks the financials have bottomed and he likes Prudential (PRU) and American International Group (AIG). He pointed out that AIG has unusual options activity. Adami said avoid AIG because the company is too exposed to the financial […]

Jim Cramer said the investment by a major British hedge in Washington Mutual (WM) is more proof he is right about his call for a market bottom. England’s Toscafund Asset Management announced it took a 6% stake in Washington Mutual. Cramer compared the move by Toscafund to a similar move in 1990 when Prince Alwaleed […]

Jim Cramer told investors that Research In Motion (RIMM) will have a great month in August as the firm gets ready to launch its newest product, the Blackberry Bold. He said the company is also set to release the Kickstart, which will compete with Motorola (MOT), and the Thunder, which will be the first big […]