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Cramer praised the potential FDIC-Treasury plan to back as much as $600 billion in home mortgages to help keep upwards of 3 million owners free from foreclosure.
Not only is the plan good for the American homeowner, but home-related retailers would also welcome such a deal.
“That’s the first genuine good news for a cohort that has been the absolute worst,” Cramer said during Thursday’s Stop Trading!.
Lowe’s [LOW
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], Black & Decker [BDK
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Elsewhere in the market, there seems to be a reversal of a time-tested stock thesis, one that said Avon [AVP
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Lastly, in infrastructure, a sector that’s been “just decimated by hedge funds,” Cramer said, he hasn’t seen any project cancellations or reduced orders. So such a severe decline in these stocks is probably unwarranted. Joy Global [JOYG
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Watch Mad Money Thursday night for Cramer’s interview with Agnico-Eagle Mines [AEM
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“Everybody hates gold,” Cramer said. “Maybe it’s time.”
Jim's charitable trust owns Foster Wheeler.
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