Jim Cramer likes Gold ? ( F, BP, C, KKD, GM, THM ) ?

CEO Jeff Pontius, International Tower Hill Mines (THM)




Will gold's meteoric rise, those who want to buy gold stocks now seem to be late to the party. Cramer thinks with emerging market demand and scarcity value, gold's story is far from over, but it is worth looking for undiscovered gold stocks that may be undervalued. International Tower Hill Mines (TMH) is a future gold mining company located in Canada. MIne construction is expected to start in 2014 and actual production will begin in 2016. While this mine is not large, the company's stock is only $9 and its market cap is $800 million. Once the mine operates, it is expected to generate 600,000 ounces of gold a year.



Jeff Pontius discussed the rigorous approval process for the mine, but he understands that the government wants to ensure that the environment is protected. He sees a significant upside for the company, especially since barriers to entry in the industry are high and finding new gold assets is increasingly difficult. When Cramer asked about partnerships with Chinese companies, Pontius responded that the company has had significant interest in partnerships from China and he will consider an attractive proposal of a partnership.



Cramer warned that this stock is highly speculative but may be a great pick for a devoted gold bull. The stock may be more vulnerable than most to fluctuations in gold price, but its long-term story is solid.



When Will the Government Get Behind Natural Gas?



After urging the government to consider adopting natural gas as a bridge fuel, Cramer was pleased to hear President Obama mention natural gas in his energy speech. However, these remarks are mere lip service if politicians don't aggressively support a bill that would require trucks to run on natural gas. Currently, 25% of all imported oil is burned by trucks, and diesel is one of the dirtiest fuels around. Such a bill would create jobs and reduce dependence on foreign oil. Until politicians in significant numbers support this proposal, Cramer is still skeptical about the future of natural gas in the U.S.



CEO Glenn Tellock, Manitowoc (MTW)



Manitowoc is a company that is aggressively reinventing itself and has seen its stock price soar. This industrial and food service equipment play rose from $13.47 to $17.11 after earnings, a 27% gain after just one day. For the past two months, Manitowoc has been constantly on the new high list and has risen 66% since its earnings report. The story is far from over with crane demand expected to increase substantially in emerging market countries, and as Japan prepares to rebuild.



Glenn Tellock said the main driver of the company's growth is from emerging market countries; there are few building projects in the U.S. While Japan is still in the phase of cleaning up and recovering, Tellock thinks Manitowoc may have a role to play there when the country begins to rebuild. Cramer asked how MTW could see such an increase in profits, since the majority of MTW's profits come from the food service sector and that group has not been performing well. Tellock responded that, rather than open new stores, many restaurant companies want to invest in devices that will speed up service, improve quality and enable them to compete more effectively. In the food service space, MTW is up 5-6% and continues to take market share.



When Cramer asked if MTW should split into two companies, Tellock responded that the two businesses have a synergy that might not be readily apparent, and the company benefits from having both of its segments under one roof. MTW has cleaned up a good portion of its debt, and Tellock said the company will continue doing so as it generates more cash through organic growth.



"I wish it would pull back," said Cramer. "The story is good...Crane demand worldwide is going to be incredible. I worry it has had a good run, but I don't want you to miss it."



PPG Industries (PPG), Cephalon (CEPH), Genzyme (GENZ), Qihoo (QIHU), GSI Commerce (GSIC), Amazon (AMZN), Salesforce.com (CRM), Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (KKD), GM (GM), Ford (F), BP (BP)



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With another good day for stocks, one might wonder if the market is starting to get complacent about bad news. Cramer thinks there is no complacency; the market has its eyes wide open to good news and likes what it sees. It is the bears that are asleep with their relentless, unexamined skepticism.



There were many great stories moving stocks upward. PPG Industries (PPG) pre-announced breathtaking earnings 18% higher than expected. The company proved that raw cost problems can be transcended by keeping other costs down, raising prices and generating higher revenues. Cephalon's (CEPH) hostile takeover bid makes the biotech sector look more attractive, especially on the heels of Genzyme's (GENZ) departure from the S&P 500 because of its own takeover bid. Qihoo's (QIHU) IPO was even bigger than expected, and the stock is up 136% from its initial price. GSI Commerce (GSIC) rose 52% on a takeover bid, and Amazon (AMZN) has been a strong performer.



Cramer took some calls:



Salesforce.com (CRM) should go higher on an acquisition, even as the bears hate the stock



Krispy Kreme Doughnut (KKD) may seem like a magnet for shorts, but Cramer wouldn't try to play a short squeeze. He thinks GM (GM) will have a terrific turnaround, Ford (F) has been in the doghouse too long, and American automakers are a better investment than doughnuts.



BP (BP) is a battleground stock. "I have enough problems with the real world. I think BP is just too darn hard. What do I need with the headache that is BP?"

Stock News You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell

Asian markets were higher in overnight trading, with the Shanghai Composite up 1.59%. Major European industries are also higher, and U.S. futures suggest a positive open.




Factory orders data for November is released at 10:00 AM ET. Expectations are for orders to remain flat.



Floods in Australia's Queensland region look likely to expand with more rain coming. Right now, nearly three quarters of the region's coal exports are being delayed or stopped.



German unemployment surprisingly increased in December, though the unemployment rate remained at 7.5%. The slowdown is being blamed on harsh winter conditions in the country. These are the 6 macro themes that matter in 2011.



The UK's manufacturing sector continued to perform well in December, with the country's PMI rising to 58.3. PMI is now at a 16-year high.



The five biggest lendiers, including Bank of America, JPMorgan, and Citigroup are said to be close to a settlement of the various states foreclosure lawsuits. It should be excellent news for the red-hot financials.



Spain is preparing to launch a new stress test of the country's savings banks in an effort to drive them to raise money on the open market. The government is trying to avoid unnecessary reliance on its banking sector support fund.



The U.S. office occupation rate increased by 2.5% in Q4 2010, the first increase in around 3 years. The vacancy rate on office space nationwide remains high, at 17.6%.

Shell is continuing to ponder a deal for BP, in which the two oil giants would merge. Shell has no interest in bidding, however, unless a rival steps in first.



Borders shares sank over 8% in after hours trading yesterday as a result of two executives leaving the company. Recently, Borders failed to make payment to some of its publishing partners.



The Pentagon will announce plans to cut its budget by $100 billion that will include reductions in spending on certain weapons programs. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates could announce the moves on Thursday. Check out Goldman Sachs' Jan Hatzius answers to 10 pressing questions on the U.S. economy.



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AFL AFLAC Inc. Financial 12.13%




VOD Vodafone Group plc Technology 12.09%



BMO Bank of Montreal Financial 11.92%



UNH Unitedhealth Group, Inc. Healthcare 11.84%



HON Honeywell International Inc. Industrial Goods 11.63%



ECL Ecolab Inc. Consumer Goods 11.61%



AMT American Tower Corp. Technology 11.59%



PGN Progress Energy Inc. Utilities 11.59%



RSG Republic Services, Inc. Industrial Goods 11.41%



VIA-B Viacom, Inc. Services 11.36%



TWX Time Warner Inc. Services 11.26%



COP ConocoPhillips Basic Materials 11.14%



NTT Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. Technology 11.09%



WPPGY WPP Group plc Services 11.05%



ED Consolidated Edison Inc. Utilities 10.97%



ACE ACE Limited Financial 10.95%



BNS The Bank Of Nova Scotia Financial 10.82%



HNZ HJ Heinz Co. Consumer Goods 10.60%



PRU Prudential Financial, Inc. Financial 10.59%



TYC Tyco International Ltd. Industrial Goods 10.51%



TGT Target Corp. Services 10.48%



PX Praxair Inc. Basic Materials 10.47%



INFY Infosys Technologies Ltd. Technology 10.43%



CCL Carnival Corporation Services 10.34%



PEP Pepsico, Inc. Consumer Goods 10.28%



SCO ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil Financial 10.18%



XEL Xcel Energy Inc. Utilities 9.99%



CHT Chunghwa Telecom Co. Ltd. Technology 9.98%



LQD iShares iBoxx $ Invest Grade Corp Bond Financial 9.93%



AU AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. Basic Materials 9.88%



TCK Teck Resources Limited Basic Materials 9.86%



CMCSA Comcast Corporation Services 9.76%



MBT Mobile Telesystems OJSC Technology 9.76%



SBUX Starbucks Corp. Services 9.76%



TEL Tyco Electronics, Ltd. Technology 9.75%



NLY Annaly Capital Management, Inc. Financial 9.70%



CBS CBS Corporation Services 9.57%



ABB ABB Ltd. Industrial Goods 9.56%



TRP TransCanada Corp. Utilities 9.34%



GG Goldcorp Inc. Basic Materials 9.23%



PCG PG & E Corp. Utilities 9.11%



PEG Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. Utilities 9.00%



CPB Campbell Soup Co. Consumer Goods 8.80%



SE Spectra Energy Corp. Basic Materials 8.73%



JNPR Juniper Networks, Inc. Technology 8.70%



XRX Xerox Corp. Consumer Goods 8.47%



COH Coach Inc. Consumer Goods 8.13%



JCI Johnson Controls Inc. Consumer Goods 8.08%



FMX Fomento Econ Consumer Goods 8.05%



SI Siemens AG Technology 8.02%



EOC Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A. Utilities 7.97%



MUR Murphy Oil Corporation Basic Materials 7.92%



BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Healthcare 7.87%



AEP American Electric Power Co., Inc. Utilities 7.69%



CCI Crown Castle International Corp. Technology 7.68%



CUK Carnival plc Services 7.55%



FMS Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGAA Healthcare 7.54%



DIS Walt Disney Co. Services 7.50%



AGG iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Financial 7.19%



BUD Anheuser-Busch InBev Consumer Goods 7.13%



PHG Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV Consumer Goods 6.89%



RUK Reed Elsevier plc Services 6.65%



NEE NextEra Energy, Inc. Utilities 6.61%



COF Capital One Financial Corp. Financial 6.55%



CTL CenturyLink, Inc. Technology 6.44%



BRCM Broadcom Corp. Technology 6.37%



KMB Kimberly-Clark Corporation Consumer Goods 6.18%



NOC Northrop Grumman Corporation Industrial Goods 5.98%



AMX America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. Technology 5.82%



SID Companhia Siderurgica Nacional Basic Materials 5.62%



HD The Home Depot, Inc. Services 5.55%



MRO Marathon Oil Corporation Basic Materials 5.51%



NBL Noble Energy, Inc. Basic Materials 5.22%



DUK Duke Energy Corporation Utilities 5.22%



TIP iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Financial 5.19%



PHI Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. Technology 5.13%



BIIB Biogen Idec Inc. Healthcare 5.12%



LO Lorillard, Inc. Consumer Goods 4.87%



EZM WisdomTree MidCap Earnings Financial 4.81%



PNC PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Financial 4.57%



AXP American Express Company Financial 4.53%



BRFS BRF - Brasil Foods S.A. Consumer Goods 4.52%



DHR Danaher Corp. Conglomerates 4.45%



PT Portugal Telecom SGPS SA Technology 4.39%



TLK Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk. Technology 4.29%



CVX Chevron Corp. Basic Materials 4.21%



GIS General Mills Inc. Consumer Goods 4.07%



VWO Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock ETF Financial 4.02%



SYY Sysco Corp. Services 3.97%



WM Waste Management, Inc. Industrial Goods 3.84%



ENI Enersis S.A. Utilities 3.80%



ADM Archer Daniels Midland Company Consumer Goods 3.80%



TRV The Travelers Companies, Inc. Financial 3.74%



RTP Rio Tinto plc Basic Materials 3.68%



IWM iShares Russell 2000 Index Financial 3.62%



AMZN Amazon.com Inc. Services 3.17%



SNE Sony Corporation Consumer Goods 3.17%



SKM SK Telecom Co. Ltd. Technology 3.14%



GE General Electric Co. Conglomerates 3.03%



MMM 3M Co. Conglomerates 2.92%



T AT&T, Inc. Technology 2.73%



KO The Coca-Cola Company Consumer Goods 2.68%



EBAY eBay Inc. Services 2.55%



BTU Peabody Energy Corp. Basic Materials 2.42%



MOT Motorola Inc. Technology 2.32%



ATVI Activision Blizzard, Inc. Technology 2.28%



EIX Edison International Utilities 2.20%



KR The Kroger Co. Services 2.12%



HAL Halliburton Company Basic Materials 2.11%



ACL Alcon Inc. Healthcare 2.11%



L Loews Corporation Financial 2.07%



WIT Wipro Ltd. Technology 2.03%



SCCO Southern Copper Corp. Basic Materials 2.03%



ESRX Express Scripts Inc. Services 2.01%



YZC Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. Basic Materials 2.00%



KYO Kyocera Corp. Technology 1.74%



PG Procter & Gamble Co. Consumer Goods 1.72%



AGN Allergan Inc. Healthcare 1.61%



EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Financial 1.28%



AON Aon Corporation Financial 1.21%



NVS Novartis AG Healthcare 1.18%



LLY Eli Lilly & Co. Healthcare 1.14%



USB U.S. Bancorp Financial 1.12%



VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Financial 1.09%



BBBY Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. Services 1.06%



BT BT Group plc Technology 1.04%



ICI iPath Optimized Currency Carry ETN Financial 0.95%



QQQQ PowerShares QQQ Financial 0.88%



SHG Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. Financial 0.83%



ETR Entergy Corporation Utilities 0.83%



FSLR First Solar, Inc. Technology 0.78%



CAJ Canon Inc. Consumer Goods 0.76%



SSL Sasol Ltd. Basic Materials 0.61%



UTX United Technologies Corp. Conglomerates 0.16%



COST Costco Wholesale Corporation Services 0.00%



SPY SPDR S&P 500 Financial -0.02%



HMC Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Consumer Goods -0.03%



IVV iShares S&P 500 Index Financial -0.04%



ALL The Allstate Corporation Financial -0.07%



ING ING Group, N.V. Common Stock Financial -0.31%



SAP SAP AG Technology -0.43%



MRK Merck & Co. Inc. Healthcare -0.48%



DEO Diageo plc Consumer Goods -0.51%



FDX FedEx Corporation Services -0.56%



TSP Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo S.A. - TELESP Technology -0.60%



IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Financial -0.65%



IMO Imperial Oil Ltd. Basic Materials -0.86%



WMT Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Services -0.95%



IBM International Business Machines Corp. Technology -1.11%



AVP Avon Products Inc. Consumer Goods -1.17%



NWSA News Corp. Services -1.18%



TKC Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS Technology -1.26%



CS Credit Suisse Group Financial -1.29%



FCX Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Basic Materials -1.36%



BHI Baker Hughes Incorporated Basic Materials -1.52%



CAH Cardinal Health, Inc. Services -1.91%



BEN Franklin Resources Inc. Financial -2.15%



YPF YPF S.A. Basic Materials -2.29%



STJ St. Jude Medical Inc. Healthcare -2.34%



APD Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Basic Materials -2.38%



MTU Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Financial -2.44%



MOS Mosaic Co. Basic Materials -2.45%



HIG Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. Financial -2.60%



IR Ingersoll-Rand Plc Industrial Goods -2.61%



RY Royal Bank of Canada Financial -2.78%



SRE Sempra Energy Utilities -2.79%



OXY Occidental Petroleum Corporation Basic Materials -2.86%



K Kellogg Company Consumer Goods -3.09%



DOW The Dow Chemical Company Basic Materials -3.15%



GSK GlaxoSmithKline plc Healthcare -3.18%



SLF Sun Life Financial Inc. Financial -3.26%



MCK McKesson Corporation Services -3.35%



TI Telecom Italia SpA Technology -3.64%



ABT Abbott Laboratories Healthcare -3.65%



WFC Wells Fargo & Company Financial -3.76%



LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation Industrial Goods -3.78%



LUX Luxottica Group SpA Services -3.81%



A Agilent Technologies Inc. Technology -3.93%



ITUB Ita Financial -4.04%



CELG Celgene Corporation Healthcare -4.31%



VZ Verizon Communications Inc. Technology -4.40%



OMC Omnicom Group Inc. Services -4.44%



SNP China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Basic Materials -4.60%



KGC Kinross Gold Corporation Basic Materials -4.70%



EMT EGS DJ Emerging Mkts Met & Mining Titans Financial -4.74%



NJ Nidec Corp. Industrial Goods -4.83%



ADP Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Technology -4.87%



LOW Lowe's Companies Inc. Services -4.89%



CNQ Canadian Natural Resources Limited Basic Materials -4.94%



ITW Illinois Tool Works Inc. Industrial Goods -4.94%



BBL BHP Billiton plc Basic Materials -5.02%



EFA iShares MSCI EAFE Index Financial -5.05%



TMO Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. Healthcare -5.24%



TXN Texas Instruments Inc. Technology -5.29%



EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil Index Financial -5.33%



WBK Westpac Banking Corporation Financial -5.34%



BBT BB & T Corp. Financial -5.65%



JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. Financial -5.66%



CIG Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais Utilities -5.72%



NTRS Northern Trust Corporation Financial -5.73%



BK The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Financial -5.92%



ORCL Oracle Corp. Technology -5.99%



JNJ Johnson & Johnson Healthcare -6.09%



ACN Accenture plc Services -6.22%



AMGN Amgen Inc. Healthcare -6.47%



BHP BHP Billiton Ltd. Basic Materials -6.51%



REP Repsol YPF SA Basic Materials -6.58%



WMB Williams Companies, Inc. Basic Materials -6.67%



LPL LG Display Co., Ltd. Technology -6.67%



PFE Pfizer Inc. Healthcare -6.69%



EOG EOG Resources, Inc. Basic Materials -6.75%



SU Suncor Energy Inc. Basic Materials -6.86%



TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited Healthcare -6.89%



PUK Prudential plc Financial -7.06%



CL Colgate-Palmolive Co. Consumer Goods -7.20%



KUB Kubota Corporation Industrial Goods -7.22%



ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Healthcare -7.33%



NOV National Oilwell Varco, Inc. Basic Materials -7.55%



INTC Intel Corporation Technology -7.57%



MITSY Mitsui & Co. Ltd. Conglomerates -7.79%



SYK Stryker Corp. Healthcare -7.99%



KSS Kohl's Corp. Services -8.10%



HES Hess Corporation Basic Materials -8.29%



FTE France Telecom Technology -8.38%



WLP WellPoint Inc. Healthcare -8.65%



TROW T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. Financial -8.71%



DB Deutsche Bank AG Financial -8.88%



AET Aetna Inc. Healthcare -9.27%



MS Morgan Stanley Financial -9.44%



BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company Healthcare -9.54%



HBC HSBC Holdings, plc. Common Stoc Financial -9.60%



APA Apache Corp. Basic Materials -9.81%



TMX Telefonos de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. Technology -9.90%



PC Panasonic Corporation Consumer Goods -9.97%



TLM Talisman Energy Inc. Basic Materials -9.98%



RTN Raytheon Co. Industrial Goods -10.08%



BAC Bank of America Corporation Financial -10.18%



CVS CVS Caremark Corporation Services -10.26%



EXC Exelon Corp. Utilities -10.36%



TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Technology -10.37%



NSANY Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Consumer Goods -10.38%



ECA EnCana Corp. Basic Materials -10.59%



GD General Dynamics Corp. Industrial Goods -10.81%



SLB Schlumberger Limited Basic Materials -10.93%



QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated Technology -11.41%



MFG Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Financial -11.52%



WU Western Union Co. Services -11.92%



PPL PPL Corporation Utilities -12.01%



UN Unilever NV Consumer Goods -12.06%



CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. Technology -12.11%



GS The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Financial -12.13%



GLW Corning Inc. Technology -12.17%



BBY Best Buy Co. Inc. Services -12.28%



DELL Dell Inc. Technology -12.33%



UL Unilever plc Consumer Goods -12.36%



WFT Weatherford International Ltd. Basic Materials -12.56%



KEP Korea Electric Power Corp. Utilities -12.86%



STT State Street Corp. Financial -12.87%



TEF Telefonica, S.A. Technology -12.95%



SYT Syngenta AG Basic Materials -13.06%



DVN Devon Energy Corporation Basic Materials -13.18%



E Eni SpA Basic Materials -13.21%



EBR Centrais Electricas Brasileiras S.A. Utilities -13.92%



TS Tenaris SA Basic Materials -14.01%



GPS Gap Inc. Services -14.61%



STO Statoil ASA Basic Materials -14.67%



FE FirstEnergy Corp. Utilities -15.20%



CHK Chesapeake Energy Corporation Basic Materials -15.52%



NUE Nucor Corporation Basic Materials -15.69%



APC Advanced Proteome Therapeutics Corporation Basic Materials -16.33%



V Visa, Inc. Services -16.71%



NXY Nexen, Inc. Common Stock Basic Materials -16.79%



BBD Banco Bradesco S.A. Financial -17.13%



TM Toyota Motor Corp. Consumer Goods -17.17%



LFC China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Financial -17.51%



VIP Vimpel-Communications Technology -17.62%



GGB Gerdau S.A. Basic Materials -17.79%



MRVL Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Technology -18.07%



KB KB Financial Group, Inc. Financial -18.33%



NGG Nextgen Group PLC Utilities -18.66%



YHOO Yahoo! Inc. Technology -18.83%



CCJ Cameco Corp. Basic Materials -18.85%



SNY Sanofi-Aventis Healthcare -18.90%



MA Mastercard Incorporated Services -18.99%



STD Banco Santander, S.A. Financial -19.03%



TOT Total SA Basic Materials -19.06%



ADBE Adobe Systems Inc. Technology -19.82%



AMAT Applied Materials Inc. Technology -19.91%



ASML ASML Holding NV Technology -20.43%



CME CME Group Inc. Financial -20.49%



PBR Petroleo Brasileiro Basic Materials -20.89%



GILD Gilead Sciences Inc. Healthcare -21.38%



HPQ Hewlett-Packard Company Technology -21.43%



SPLS Staples, Inc. Services -21.53%



PKX POSCO Basic Materials -21.53%



COV Covidien plc Healthcare -21.59%



WAG Walgreen Co. Services -21.82%



SYMC Symantec Corporation Technology -21.86%



SGG iPath DJ-UBS Sugar TR Sub-Idx ETN Financial -22.74%



BAX Baxter International Inc. Healthcare -23.72%



MDT Medtronic, Inc. Healthcare -23.85%



NMR Nomura Holdings Inc. Financial -23.92%



GOOG Google Inc. Technology -24.14%



VE Veolia Environnement S.A. Utilities -24.18%



NOK Nokia Corporation Technology -24.24%



ACH Aluminum Corporation Of China Limited Basic Materials -24.62%



FBR Fibria Celulose SA Consumer Goods -24.82%



SCHW Charles Schwab Corp. Financial -25.56%



BBVA Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. Financial -26.65%



MFC Manulife Financial Corporation Financial -29.03%



SWN Southwestern Energy Co. Basic Materials -29.32%



MHS MedcoHealth Solutions Inc. Services -29.49%



MT Arcelor Mittal Basic Materials -29.80%



MON Monsanto Co. Basic Materials -30.88%



AA Alcoa, Inc. Basic Materials -32.00%



BP BP plc Basic Materials -33.35%



BLK BlackRock, Inc. Financial -33.56%



RIMM Research In Motion Limited Technology -33.70%

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Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS) announced positive study data for its growth hormone treatment.  Shares are up almost 7% at $1.26 on over 75,000 shares in the pre-market.
Affymax, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFY) is down huge after reporting that its anemia drug met primary endpoints. Shares closed at $23.01, but the stock is down almost 65% at $8.07 on over 1.7 million shares.
Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) is rallying with stocks and with China after the Yuan de-pegging news from the weekend.  Shares are up 3.3% at $76.59 on about 150,000 shares.
BP plc (NYSE: BP) is down 3.6% at $30.62 on heavy ADR volume.  The oil giant has said that the costs of cleaning up the oil spill already reached $2 billion.  Weekend reports put the company at raising up to $50 billion through debt and via asset sales.  The worst case scenario now have the leak being up to 100,000 barrels a day this could be even more than 100,000.
EF Johnson Technologies Inc. (EFJI) said it has agreed to a new price of about $40.2 million in its buyout by Francisco Partners, a 43% hike from their previously agreed deal.
EF Johnson said it will now be bought for $1.50 a share, a 46% premium to Friday's close of $1.03. Amendments to the deal also increased termination fees and allowable transaction expenses.
No reason for the boost was given in a statement announcing the move, and spokesmen for the company's were not immediately available for comment.
The maker of portable radios and other communications gear for the military and public-safety workers first announced the deal last month as it swung to the black for the first quarter on strong sales growth. It had seen sales trend downward in recent years and suffered liquidity concerns in recent months.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) logged its second 2% weekly gain in a row last week, while the S&P 500 Index (SPX) closed four consecutive sessions above its 200-day moving average. It would seem that the bulls are back in control, and that Wall Street has left the lows of its recent bull market correction in the rear-view mirror. What's more, with news out of China driving U.S. stock futures sharply higher in pre-market trading, it looks like traders have received a much needed spark to extend the recent run higher. Specifically, futures on the DJIA and the SPX are trading roughly 114 points and 16.75 points above fair value, respectively. Finally, as Todd Salamone noted in this week's Monday Morning Outlook, sentiment on the "customer-only, equity option buyers on the International Securities Exchange and Chicago Board Options Exchange is at a pessimistic extreme for 2010." Historically, our data has shown that "the market is more apt to surge higher when a pessimistic extreme is identified," according to Todd.
In merger and acquisition news, Ralcorp Holdings Inc. (RAH) said it is buying American Italian Pasta Co. (AIPC) for $53 per share in cash, making the deal worth approximately $1.2 billion. AIPC closed at $41.73 per share on Friday. Ralcorp Holdings Inc. also agreed to buy two private food firms, North American Baking Ltd. and J.T. Bakeries Inc.
Finally, Luby's Inc. (LUB) rallied sharply late on Friday, after the company announced that it was buying bankrupt Fuddruckers for $61 million in cash. Luby's said it will receive "substantially all of the assets of Fuddruckers, Inc., Magic Brands, LLC and certain of their affiliates."
American Italian Pasta Co. (NASDAQ: AIPC) is soaring on active trading of more than 2 million shares after Ralcorp Holdings Inc. (NYSE: RAH) agreed to buy the company out for $1.2 billion.  Shares are up 26% at $52.62, well above the $44.00 high of the last 52-weeks.
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BP (NYSE: BP): An internal BP document released by US Massachusetts Rep. Ed Markey  over the weekend estimated the rate of oil spill at 100,000 barrels per day versus the government estimate of 60,000 barrels. Meanwhile, BP on Monday said it has so far spent two billion dollars on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. BP shares slumped more than 3% in pre-market trading.Ralcorp Holdings Inc. (NYSE: RAH): Ralcorp Holdings on Monday agreed to acquire American Italian Pasta Co. (NASDAQ: AIPC) for $1.2 billion in cash. The deal that values American Italian Pasta at $53 a share represents a 27% premium to Friday's closing price of $41.73. Ralcorp said Friday that it expects third-quarter earnings of $1 a share. Analysts currently expect earnings of $1.29 a share. Shares of Ralcorp Holdings fell more than 2% in Monday's pre-market trading.
NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG): The company said Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement with US Solar, an affiliate of Arclight Capital Partners LLC, to acquire a portfolio of solar development projects on nine sites in California and Arizona.

Why and when you should buy BP oil company . (Public, NYSE:BP)

BP plc (ADR) 

(Public, NYSE:BP) 36.92 a share / Target Buy price 24.00 a share .

BP p.l.c. (BP) is an international oil and gas company. The Company operates in more than 80 countries, providing its customers with fuel for transportation, energy for heat and light, retail services and petrochemicals products. The Company operates two segments: Exploration and Production, and Refining and Marketing. Exploration and Production’s activities cover three key areas. Upstream activities include oil and natural gas exploration, field development and production. Midstream activities include pipeline, transportation and processing activities related to its upstream activities. Marketing and trading activities include the marketing and trading of natural gas, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), together with power and natural gas liquids (NGLs). Refining and Marketing’s activities include the supply and trading, refining, manufacturing, marketing and transportation of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemicals products and related services. has estimated the cost to clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is $930 million so far, as the London-based oil giant continues to evaluate its “top kill” operation. BP has a credit limit to 50 billion , So no worries of going broke , but how about a buy out from a large USA Oil company ?? Long term, I think an entry here with buying on the dips will yield a very nice return over the next 5 years. Eventually the oil spill will be cleaned up. It's a mess, will annoy environmentalists a lot more than it will affect the profits of this company in the long run. If you  bought XOM for $12 after the Valdez incident. You Made alot of $$ So I'll buy BP for $30 & my other half of my money if it dips below $ 24 a share . right now and see where it comes out in 10 - 15  years.Exxon did not die from the Valdeez spill and went on to be bigger and better. If you look at the past with Exxon, and realise even if it costs 10 to 20 billion to fix the mess they have created, the long term outlook will be healthy despite all the bumps and bruises it will suffer financially and imagewise. Beaten down, long term will recover from massive oil leak issue ...Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight Talk from an Energy Insider Buy on the dips going down ....