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Please do your own research, and verify all information before acting on it. This summary of Cramer’s picks is not intended to replace watching the shows, where his comments about the stocks often include advice about entry and exit points.

Cramer, on Friday’s show, said the best way to finish the year is to take advantage of stocks being “marked up” by the big institutional shareholders buying shares at the end of the year. Cramer named five stocks that should get this year-end boost, plus are worth owning anyway: Jacobs Engineering (JEC), MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR), Apple (AAPL), GameStop (GME) and Monsanto (MON).

Bullish
Agrium (AGU) (featured stock on Mad Money)
Apple (AAPL) (Game Plan)
Bunge (BG) (discussed on Mad Money)
Cypress Semiconductor (CY) (Lightning Round)
Deere (DE) (discussed on Mad Money)
First Solar Inc (FSLR) (discussed on Mad Money)
Forest City (FCEA) (mentioned on Stop Trading!)
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) (Lightning Round)
Gamestop Corp (GME) (Game Plan)
Garmin (GRMN) (Lightning Round)
Horsehead Holding (ZINC) (Lightning Round)
InterContinental Exchange (ICE) (Lightning Round)
Jacobs Engineering Group (JEC) (Game Plan)
Johnson Controls (JCI) (Lightning Round)
LSB Industries (LXU) (featured stock on Mad Money)
Lundin Mining (LMC) (Lightning Round)
MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR) (Game Plan)
Monsanto (MON) (Game Plan)
Occidental Petroleum (OXY) (Lightning Round)
St. Joe (JOE) (mentioned on Stop Trading!)

Bearish
Art Technology (ARTG) (Lightning Round)
Blue Coat (BCSI) (Lightning Round)
ingli Green Energy Holding (YGE) (Lightning Round)
Seaspan (SSW) (Lightning Round)
Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) (Lightning Round)
Sterlite Industries India (SLT) (Lightning Round)

Please do your own research, and verify all information before acting on it. This summary of Cramer’s picks is not intended to replace watching the shows, where his comments about the stocks often include advice about entry and exit points.

On Thursday’s show, Cramer said he made a mistake when he named Rite Aid (RAD) one of his speculative stocks of the year. Now, after seeing it wasn’t working and getting out, Cramer believes it may be time to get back in again. Cramer said viewers must decide if now is the right time, but according to his rules you should wait another quarter to buy.

Bullish
Accenture (ACN) (Lightning Round)
Apple (AAPL) (discussed on Mad Money)
CR Bard (BCR) (discussed on Mad Money)
Du Pont (DD) (Lightning Round)
Eaton (ETN) (discussed on Mad Money)
Eaton (ETN) (mentioned on Stop Trading!)
eBay (EBAY) (Lightning Round)
Goldman Sachs (GS) (featured stock)
Harris (HRS) (Lightning Round)
Honeywell (HON) (discussed on Mad Money)
In Motion (RIMM) (discussed on Mad Money)
Ingersoll (IR) (mentioned on Stop Trading!)
Lindsay (LNN) (mentioned on Stop Trading!)
Medco Health Solutions (MHS) (CEO interview)
Monsanto (MON) (Lightning Round)
Potash (POT) (mentioned on Stop Trading!)
Raytheon (RTN) (discussed on Mad Money)
Synchronoss (SNCR) (Lightning Round)
Winnebago (WGO) (mentioned on Stop Trading!)
Yamana Gold (AUY) (Lightning Round)

Bearish
Apex Silver Mines (SIL) (Lightning Round)
Coach (COH) (Lightning Round)
Hill International (HINT) (featured stock)
Moog (MOGA) (featured stock)
Patterson (PDCO) (Lightning Round)
Rite Aid (RAD) (CEO interview)
Savvis (SVVS) (Lightning Round)

The Dow Jones industrial average gained nearly 0.3 percent. The broader S&P 500 index gained nearly 0.5 percent. The Nasdaq composite gained 1.5 percent.

Stocks opened higher Thursday morning, despite news of a writedown by Wall Street fixture Bear Stearns and weak earnings from FedEx.

But the session turned mixed in afternoon trade with the Nasdaq leading other major indexes. Near the close, stocks regained some momentum to close slightly higher.

Friday brings a University of Michigan report on consumer sentiment, which Wall Street monitors for information on consumer spending habits.

After the closing, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd reported strong third-quarter earnings, sending the company’s stock up 14 percent after hours.

All the best,
Manuel Jesus-Backus
The Portfolio Crafter

Please do your own research, and verify all information before acting on it. This summary of Cramer’s picks is not intended to replace watching the shows, where his comments about the stocks often include advice about entry and exit points.

Cramer, on Wednesday’s show, praised Papa John’s International (PZZA) for good execution, beating earnings estimates and raising their forecast.

Bullish
BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN) (discussed on Mad Money)
Copart (CPRT) (Lightning Round)
CVS (CVS) (featured stock on Mad Money)
First Solar (FSLR) (Lightning Round)
Goldman Sachs Group (GS) (Lightning Round)
Guess (GES) (Lightning Round)
Intel (INTC) (Lightning Round)
J Crew (JCG) (Lightning Round)
Johnson Controls (JCI) (Lightning Round)
Koppers Holdings (KOP) (Lightning Round)
Magna International (MGA) (Lightning Round)
MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR) (Lightning Round)
Molson Coors (TAP) (Lightning Round)
Oshkosh Truck (OSK) (Lightning Round)
Papa Johns International (PZZA) (featured stock on Mad Money)
Schering-Plough (SGP) (Lightning Round)
Shaw Group (SGR) (Mad Mail)
Thompson Creek Metals (TC) (Lightning Round)
Toll Brothers (TOL) (discussed on Stop Trading!)

Bearish
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) (Lightning Round)
American Apparel (APP) (Lightning Round)
Anheuser-Busch Companies (BUD) (Lightning Round)
Domino’s Pizza (DPZ) (featured stock on Mad Money)
Force Protection (FRPT) (Lightning Round)
Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) (Lightning Round)
Spartan Motors (SPAR) (Lightning Round)
Verasun Energy (VSE) (Lightning Round)
Walgreen (WAG) (featured stock on Mad Money)

Stock picks by each of the traders on the latest episode of “Fast Money.” (Fast Money Recaps at Online Traders’ Forum)

Buy
Activision (ATVI) (Macke)
Agrium (AGU) (Macke)
Agrium (AGU) (Najarian)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI) (Adami)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI) (Najarian)
Cameco (CCJ) (Seymour)
Chemtura Corp (CEM) (Seymour)
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) (Macke)
Clearwire (CLWR) (Najarian)
Dell (DELL) (Adami)
Honda Motor (HMC) (Najarian)
Joy Global (JOYG) (Adami)
Mastercard (MA) (Adami)
Monsanto (MON) (Najarian)
Morgan Stanley (MS) (Najarian)
Nike (NKE) (Adami)
Nike (NKE) (Macke)
Nike (NKE) (Najarian)
Oracle (ORCL) (Adami)
Oracle (ORCL) (Macke)
Oracle (ORCL) (Najarian)
Oracle (ORCL) (Seymour)
Research In Motion (RIMM) (Najarian)
Safeway (SWY) (Macke)
SLM (SLM) (Adami)
Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) (Macke)
THQI (THQ) (Macke)
Union Pacific (UNP) (Seymour)
Videsh Sanchar Nigam (VSL) (Seymour)
Walt Disney (DIS) (Macke)

Sell
Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) (Macke)
Coach (COH) (Macke)
Palm (PALM) (Najarian)
Rambus (RMBS) (Najarian)
Union Pacific (UNP) (Adami)
Virgin Media (VMED) (Seymour)
Whole Foods (WFMI) (Macke)

Stocks fluctuated Wednesday, ending a volatile session mixed after being briefly supported by news from the Federal Reserve, then slipped as credit concerns dampened enthusiasm.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell roughly 2 percent. The broader S&P 500 index was down 1.4 percent. The Nasdaq composite gained 0.2 percent.

Stocks were up in early trading as the Fed announced results for its first auction of $20 billion, signaling strong demand for the plan aimed at thawing frozen credit markets.

But Morgan Stanley’s $5.7 billion subprime related writedown and credit market concerns brought up by Standard & Poor’s warnings about bond insurers’ credit ratings, dragged the markets down in the afternoon.

Thursday brings economic reports from the government on third quarter gross domestic product and leading economic indicators. Also, Bear Stearns Corp will report its earnings for the fourth quarter.

All the best,
Manuel Jesus-Backus
The Portfolio Crafter

Please do your own research, and verify all information before acting on it. This summary of Cramer’s picks is not intended to replace watching the shows, where his comments about the stocks often include advice about entry and exit points.

Cramer recommended Verizon (VZ) as a stock that has no exposure to the problems in the economy or the credit markets.

Bullish
ADC (ADCT) (featured stock on Mad Money)
Agrium (AGU) (Lightning Round)
Best Buy (BBY) (mentioned on Stop Trading!)
BioMarin (BMRN) (Lightning Round)
Caterpillar (CAT) (Lightning Round)
Chimera Investment (CIM) (featured stock on Mad Money)
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO) (Lightning Round)
Costco Wholesale (COST) (Lightning Round)
Deere and Co (DE) (Lightning Round)
Express Scripts (ESRX) (Mad Mail)
First Solar (FSLR) (discussed on Mad Money)
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) (Lightning Round)
Gamestop (GME) (Lightning Round)
Goldman Sachs (GS) (mentioned on Stop Trading!)
Hain Celestial (HAIN) (Lightning Round)
Medco Health Solutions (MHS) (discussed on Mad Money)
Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR) (Lightning Round)
Transocean (RIG) (Mad Mail)
Verizon (VZ) (CEO interview on Mad Money)
Verizon (VZ) (mentioned on Stop Trading!)
Walt Disney (DIS) (Lightning Round)

Bearish
Alcatel Lucent (ALU) (discussed on Mad Money)
Amgen (AMGN) (Lightning Round)
Asta Funding (ASFI) (Lightning Round)
Circuit City (CC) (mentioned on Stop Trading!)
Comcast (CMCSA) (mentioned on Stop Trading!)
Dryships (DRYS) (Lightning Round)
E*Trade (ETFC) (Lightning Round)
Mechel Open Joint Stock (MTL) (Lightning Round)
Nortel Networks (NT) (discussed on Mad Money)
United Natural Foods (UNFI) (Lightning Round)
US Bancorp (USB) (Lightning Round)

Stock picks by each of the traders on the latest episode of “Fast Money.” (Fast Money Recaps at Online Traders’ Forum)

Buy
Adobe Systems (ADBE) (Macke)
Adobe Systems (ADBE) (Najarian)
Apple (AAPL) (Najarian)
Best Buy (BBY) (Macke)
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) (Macke)
Cypress Semiconductor (CY) (Macke)
Cypress Semiconductor (CY) (Najarian)
E*Trade (ETFC) (Najarian)
Eli Lilly (LLY) (Adami)
Eli Lilly (LLY) (Najarian)
Goldman Sachs (GS) (Adami)
Goldman Sachs (GS) (Finerman)
Goldman Sachs (GS) (Najarian)
Joy Global (JOYG) (Adami)
Novellus Systems (NVLS) (Najarian)
Oracle (ORCL) (Adami)
Oracle (ORCL) (Najarian)
Tesoro (TSO) (Finerman)
US Bancorp (USB) (Najarian)
Wells Fargo (WFC) (Najarian)

Sell
DreamWorks Animation (DWA) (Macke)
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) (Finerman)
Garmin (GRMN) (Finerman)
Nike (NKE) (Macke)
Palm (PALM) (Macke)
Palm (PALM) (Najarian)
Spectrum Brands (SPC) (Adami)

Stocks gained Tuesday at the end of a rocky session that saw strong earnings from Goldman Sachs offset by concerns about how the credit market crisis will impact the economy.

The Dow Jones industrial average added 0.5 percent. The broader S&P 500 index added 0.6 percent. The tech-fueled Nasdaq composite gained 0.8 percent. Treasury prices were mixed. The dollar was lower against the euro but gained against the yen. Oil prices slipped and gold prices rose.

Stocks had risen through the mid morning thanks to earnings from Goldman Sachs and Best Buy and news that the European Central Bank made billions available to keep the banking system liquid.

But gains wavered throughout the afternoon, as some of the broader economic worries of recent weeks returned. Afternoon buying in technology and commodities gave the markets a leg up near the close.

Wednesday brings earnings from Morgan Stanley, the Mortgage Bankers’ Association’s latest mortgage purchases news and comments from Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacker.

All the best,
Manuel Jesus-Backus
The Portfolio Crafter

Stock picks by each of the traders on the latest episode of “Fast Money.” (Fast Money Recaps at Online Traders’ Forum)

Buy
Adobe Systems (ADBE) (Najarian)
Amazon.com (AMZN) (Najarian)
Aon (AOC) (Adami)
Best Buy (BBY) (Macke)
DaVita (DVA) (Finerman)
DryShips (DRYS) (Najarian)
eBay (EBAY) (Najarian)
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) (Adami)
Goldcorp (GG) (Najarian)
Goldman Sachs (GS) (Finerman)
Holly Corp (HOC) (Adami)
Ingersoll-Rand (IR) (Adami)
iShares Lehman Tips Bond (TIP) (Adami)
iShares Lehman TIPS Bond (TIP) (Finerman)
Loews Corp (LTR) (Macke)
Newmont Mining (NEM) (Najarian)
Pepsico (PEP) (Macke)
Procter & Gamble (PG) (Macke)
Procter & Gamble (PG) (Najarian)
Tesoro (TSO) (Finerman)
Tesoro (TSO) (Najarian)

Sell
Ambac Financial Group (ABK) (Macke)
ASML Holding (ASML) (Najarian)
Bear Stearns (BSC) (Adami)
Goldman Sachs (GS) (Najarian)
Harley-Davidson (HOG) (Macke)
Lehman Brothers (LEH) (Finerman)
Newmont Mining (NEM) (Adami)
Newmont Mining (NEM) (Macke)
Starbucks (SBUX) (Macke)