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NYSE Euronext Growing Volume

Tags: Mad Money, Cramer Stock Picks
4 Apr 9:31am
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The Big Board said March volumes on its U.S. cash exchanges rose 22% and up 20% on its European cash exchanges and volumes rose 41% on NYSE Arca Options. The IPO activity included the $17.9 billion IPO of Visa, and the cross-listing in New York and Paris of Philip Morris International. It listed 7 ETFs in the U.S. and 35 in Europe. This stock still looks attractive on a valuation basis…might be time to back up the truck! Socialize

Way of the Turtle

Tags: Books of Interest, Mad Money
1 Apr 12:37pm
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Way of the Turtle by Curtis M. Faith is a great book that documents an experiment that started out as a bet between Richard Dennis and William Eckhardt. The bet was whether great traders are born great or where they made great….it is an excellent book and a must read. There are many read examples and techniques that are noted throughout this historical yet timely trading guide. Socialize

Motorola To Split – Go Icahn

Tags: Mad Money, Cramer Stock Picks
26 Mar 8:33pm
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After coming under extreme pressure from billionaire investor Carl Icahn, Motorola has decided that the handset business will operate separately from another company that will encompass its home and networks business which sells TV set-top boxes and modems, and its enterprise mobility solutions, which sells computing and communications equipment to businesses. We will see what this change brings to Motorola…can it reinvent itself? Socialize

XM Sirius Get Justice

Tags: Mad Money, Cramer Stock Picks
25 Mar 2:14am
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In a press release the Justice Department said, “After a careful and thorough review of the proposed transaction, [the department’s antitrust division] concluded that the evidence does not demonstrate that the proposed merger of XM and Sirius is likely to substantially lessen competition, and that the transaction therefore is not likely to harm consumers.” Cramer noted that the merger still requires approval by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), an agency which ...

JP Morgan to Raise Bear Bid?

Tags: Mad Money
24 Mar 5:06pm
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Reports from the NY Times today show that JP Morgan has officially raised it’s bid to $10 per share for Bear Stearns. According to the Times, under the new terms, JPMorgan would pay $10 a share in stock for Bear, up from its initial $2 a share — a figure that represented a mere one-fifteenth of Bear’s going market price. Does this appease the current shareholders? Socialize