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Potash (POT), BHP Billiton (BHP), Home Depot (HD), Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), TJX (TJX), Cree (CREE)

After Potash (POT) rejected a $38.5 billion offer from BHP Billiton (BHP), Cramer said “it isn’t over by a long shot.” He thinks the fertilizer company will get additional offers and thinks BHP was taking advantage of Potash’s low share price to give a modest bid for the company. However, Cramer doesn’t think Potash will settle for less than $160 a share.

Cramers spoke of Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) as a play on Home Depot’s success. Jim Cramer thinks SWK’s recent quarter was “fantastic” and thinks the company will return to its 52-week high. Cramer is also bullish on TJX (TJX), and thinks it is a good buy for investors expecting a slowdown. He disagreed with UBS’s downgrade of Cree (CREE) and would buy the stock hand over fist.

Popularity: 37% [?]

Jim Cramer, on Monday’s CNBC’s “Mad Money Lightning,” appeared bullish on the following stocks:
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS), pre-market: $29.35, up 1.70%. Cramer is bullish on LVS due to its Asian exposure, however, he still prefers Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN), pre-market: $87.11, down 0.21%.
Hudson City Bancorp (NASDAQ: HCBK), after hours: $11.57, up 0.60%. Cramer suggested buying HCBK’s shares “aggressively,” as he thinks highly of its lending credentials, especially in light of a real estate slowdown in New Jersey.
Western Digital (NYSE: WDC), after hours: $24.89, up 0.44%. Cramer tells people to “stay away from it.”
Jabil Circuit (NYSE: JBL [FREE Stock Trend Analysis]), after hours: $11.50, up 0.35%. Cramer thinks the stock should be on the higher side.

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Buy:
AT&T (T)
Vodafone Group (VOD)
3M (MMM)
Caterpillar (CAT)
Apple (AAPL)
United Parcel Service (UPS)

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Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW), a provider of weight management services through franchise locations, was Cramer’s final recommendation as a way to play the healthy eating trend. After losing ground by reporting weaker-than-expected guidance, Cramer sees overall enrollment improving, but recommended that investors wait a bit before entering the stock.

Popularity: 10% [?]

Triquint Semiconductor (TQNT)
Vodafone Group (VOD)
Intel (INTC)
Exelon (EXC)
Eldorado Gold (EGO)
ARM Holdings (ARMH)
Baidu.com (BIDU)
Yahoo! (YHOO)
NVIDIA (NVDA)
ON Semiconductor (ONNN)
Cypress Semiconductor (CY)
Marvell Technology (MRVL)
Coach (COH)
Wynn Resorts (WYNN)
Nike (NKE)
Yum! Brands (YUM)

Popularity: 22% [?]

General Mills (GIS)
Pepsico (PEP)
Kellogg (K)
Consolidated Edison (ED)
Dominion Resources (D)
Pepco Holding (POM)
ICICI Bank (IBN)
Vodafone Group (VOD)

Popularity: 6% [?]

JIm Cramer recent selected these stock as a buy:

Windstream (WIN)
Citigroup (C)
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
Standard Pacific (SPF)
Wynn Resorts (WYNN)
AT&T (T)
Unilife (UNIS)
Forest Laboratories (FRX)
American Tower (AMT)
Bank of America (BAC)

Popularity: 25% [?]

Sprint Nextel (S)
CSX (CSX)
Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
Masco (MAS)
Home Depot (HD)
Swift Energy (SFY)
Family Dollar Stores (FDO)
Hot Topic (HOTT)
SanDisk (SNDK)
Citigroup (C)
Verizon (VZ)
AT&T (T)
Teva Pharmaceutical (TEVA)
Research In Motion (RIMM)
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
Walt Disney (DIS)
BB&T Corp (BBT)

Popularity: 45% [?]

Gap (GPS)
Skechers USA (SKX)
Darden Restaurants (DRI)
Walt Disney (DIS)
Marriott International (MAR)
Boeing (BA)
Allegheny Technologies (ATI)
Eaton (ETN)
Emerson Electric (EMR)
Carmax (KMX)
Johnson Controls (JCI)
CSX (CSX)
United Parcel Service (UPS)
Fedex (FDX)
Aetna (AET)
Stryker (SYK)
General Dynamics (GD)
Northrop Grumman (NOC)
T. Rowe Price (TROW)
Capital One Financial (COF)
Apple (AAPL)
Polo Ralph Lauren (RL)
Nordstrom (JWN)
Ross Stores (ROST)
99 Cents Only Stores (NDN)
Costco (COST)
Wynn Resorts (WYNN)
MetroPCS Communications (PCS)
Ancestry.com (ACOM)
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
Owens Corning (OC)
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB)
DuPont (DD)
Halliburton (HAL)

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Cramer called the remarkable bull market strong for everything recovering from autos to chemicals to chips to healthcare. Vale S.A. (NYSE: VALE), Banco Santander S.A. (NYSE: STD), China Unicom (NYSE: CHU), and Southern Copper (NYSE: PCU) were his developing nation picks. Nordic American Tanker Shipping (NYSE: NAT), Statoil (NYSE: STO), BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP), and Bank Of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) were his developed nation picks. He even endorsed JDS Uniphase Corp. (NASDAQ: JDSU).

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CNBC’s Mad Money show host Jim Cramer promoted a number of stocks on December 14, with Citigroup (NYSE: C) being his hot favorite. C opens its gigantic $17 billion equity offer this week. The company is raising capital through stock issuance to repay its government TARP loan.

Jim is also bullish on retailing stocks, Tiffany & Co (NYSE: TIF), Nordstrom Inc (NYSE: JWN) and Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS). While TIF is one of the aggressive companies, JWN is better and KSS the best from this lot, according to Jim Cramer. Cramer also believes that when Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) reports on Tuesday, the consequence on its stock could be explosive. Meanwhile, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has recently gone through a big move and other stocks hold better prospects.

Popularity: 6% [?]

Netflix (NFLX)
Sallie Mae (SLM)
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
Chart Industries (GTLS)
Cogent (COGT)
L-1 Identity Solutions (ID)
Bank of America (BAC)
Plum Creek Timber (PCL)
Globe Specialty Metals (GSM)
Intel (INTC)
ADC Telecommunications (ADCT)
Cooper Industries (CBE)
Celgene (CELG)
Allos Therapeutics (ALTH)
Immunogen (IMGN)
Onyx Pharmaceuticals (ONXX)
CIENA (CIEN)
ArcSight (ARST)
VCA Antech (WOOF)
Petsmart (PETM)
Marriott International (MAR)

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Cramer thinks Starbucks will be a comeback story, similar to McDonald’s in 2003, especially since a new group of value investors are interested in the leading coffee chain. With the return of CEO Howard Schultz, Starbucks has cut costs dramatically by closing 800 stores and reducing expenses. These savings accounted for the company’s earnings beat, in spite of a 6% reduction in same store sales domestically. Starbucks is redesigning stores to fit the atmosphere of local neighborhoods, is introducing healthier offerings, cheaper coffee and may reinvent instant coffee with its VIA product. Cramer thinks Starbucks, trading at 19.5% 2010 earnings with a 18% growth rate, is a buy.

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AstraZeneca (AZN): “Has a 6.7% yield…I should have been recommending it. I was worried about its cholesterol franchise..my bad, your good. That’s a winner. Buy AZN.”

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Jabil Circuit (JBL): “I like it because I like tech…Dell reported a really bad number…the stock has been going up…I think that is signaling a buy in something like Jabil and I think you should buy more of it.”

Popularity: 6% [?]

Jim Cramer said recently at the right price, even an unattractive stock can be a buy. Examples he gave were Bank of America and Sprint, which were both priced for bankruptcy. Cramer pointed out that those who bought these stocks precisely because they were so low have made a big profit. Cramer also told viewers to be on the lookout for secondary offerings, many of which are at a 10% discount to the actual stock price. Cramer is glad he changed his mind about Advanced MicroDevices, not because of improving fundamentals, but because of its falling stock price.

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Cramer and many people find them selves using Bing.com. Cramer likes Microsfot for this reason. Stock Picks report Microsoft.

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Jim Cramer recently said that McDonald’s is very aggressive and I like that stock. Keep an eye on Mc Donalds. Stock Picks report Mc Donalds.

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BB&T analyst Frick Mitch said Huntsman has a risk for a downside of 50% and an upside of 200%. The direction of the stock depends on the outcome of its lawsuit against Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse. While losing half of an investment is a huge risk, Cramer thinks the upside potential is compelling and believes Huntsman will win the case. Stock Picks report for Huntsman

Popularity: 12% [?]

Cramer likes all the rails.. he thinks Union Pacific is going to have an explosive quarter. Stock Picks Report Union Pacific

Popularity: 21% [?]

Jim Cramer can’t believe this comany reported a decent number…He thinks it is so good as a speculative play. You may recall Saytam had problems with mis-stating financial data in the past. Stock Picks Report

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The Boeing Company (Boeing) is involved in the design, development, manufacture, sale and support of commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight, and launch systems and services. Cramer is bullish on boeing.Stock Pick Report Boeing

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Recently on his show Mad Money, Jim Cramer picked Sallie Mae as his “speculative stock of the year,” saying that although the company has been under pressure based on recent government statements limiting private lending for student loans, Mr. Cramer pointed out that he believes Sallie Mae is best positioned to profit even with the government involvement. Stock Pick Report Sallie Mae

Popularity: 6% [?]