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Herbalife Blooms Again
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The last time Herbalife Chairman and CEO Michael Johnson was on Mad Money, the company was stuck in a “trifecta of negativity,” as Cramer called it. But if Tuesday’s earnings report was any indication, those days are over.
Herbalife [HLF
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All this positivity came despite a lagging U.S. economy, leading Cramer to the anecdotal conclusion that Herbalife and other direct-sales-based companies like Avon [AVP
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] are better suited for downturns. But Johnson said there’s no empirical evidence to prove the claim. His firm’s just in a “continual business-building process,” and the work’s paying off.
In the very least, he’s turned Cramer into a believer. Watch the video to find out why.
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