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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Jim Cramer’s Mad Mail	Jeff in Iowa writes, “I’m hoping to get your latest book for Father’s Day. Last week, you talked about the virtues of Coca-Cola (KO). I’m expecting it to ramp up into the summer with the Olympics coming and huge percentage of sales overseas. When do you think KO will start to move up again?” Cramer said KO is a play on overseas exposure and its large buyback program, not off the Olympics games. Cramer also said he likes KO because the company has its raw costs under...	June 07, 2008
Wedneday's Upgrades and Downgrades	UpgradesComerica (CMA)- FTN Midwest Neutral » Buy Comstock (CRK)- BMO Capital Markets Market Perform » Outperform Advent Software (ADVS)- Needham Buy » Strong Buy Agrium (AGU)- RBC Capital Mkts Sector Perform » Outperform Wachovia (WB)- Stifel Nicolaus Hold » Buy Sprint Nextel (S)- Cowen & Co Neutral » Outperform INX Inc. (INXI)- Brean Murray Hold » Buy Methanex (MEOH)- UBS Neutral » Buy TEPPCO Partners (TPP)- Citigroup Hold » Buy Omniture (OMTR)- ...	May 07, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Word On The StreetWORD VIDEOBuffett Buying IdeasThe traders gave out their suggestions for stocks they think Warren Buffett should buy. Finerman said Phillip Morris (PM). Adami picked 3M (MMM). Macke said Buffett should buy Microsoft (MSFT). Seymour recommended Grupo Televisa (TV).Cisco Earnings TradeCisco Systems (CSCO) is set to report earnings on Tuesday after the market close. What is the trade? Adami advised investors to take some profits into earnings. Seymour said he is a buyer based on t...	May 02, 2008
Brazil's Gafisa (GFA) shows that home building can still be a growth business	Filed under: Brazil, Stocks to BuyReaders of this space know that the investment bias is toward large-cap companies with demonstrated business models and a competitive advantage in established markets, preferably with a favorable global trend for support. But every once in while an exception is made for a non-conforming but innovative and promising company, and along these lines Gafisa S.A. looks attractive. Gafisa S.A. (NYSE: GFA) constructs residential buildings in middle/upper income areas i...	February 12, 2008
Brazil Plays: Gafisa S.A.	Today is Cramer's last Brazil pick was his best in homebuilder Gafisa S.A. (GFA) as this is a play on a "money lending revolution." The country has passed new laws making it easy for banks to repossess homes of buyers who have defaulted on loans. In the past it took up to eight years to seize property. Now the law makes it doable within a year and this makes banks more willing to lend making the housing market en fuego. GFA has tapped into the lower income market for homes and the low supply...	February 09, 2008
Brazil Financial Stocks	Brazil is considered one of the leading economies outside of Europe and the U.S. There are dozens of Brazilian stocks that trade on the New York Stock Exchange. Previously I had written about Brazil Chemical, Energy and Mining Stocks . One of the best ways to play this market is through the Brazilian financial stocks.A diversified way to invest in Brazilian stocks, including the financials, is through the Brazil exchange traded fund, iShares MSCI Brazil Index (EWZ), which invests 95% of its asse...	January 28, 2008
Full Research Summary (May 11, 2007)	ABY cut to Neutral at Prudential.AEO raised to Buy at Sun Trust Robinson Humphreys.ALTI raised to Buy at First Albany.ALU raised to Outperform at Credit Suisse.AMAT raised to Buy at UBS.AMGN cut to Sell at Citigroup; also cut at JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, HSBC, and Lazard.BBSI started as Outperform at JMP Securities.BOW cut to Neutral at Prudential.BRLC cut to Hold at Cantor Fitzgerald.CL started as Buy at Stifel Nicolaus.CHINA started as Buy at Cantor Fitzgerald.CHRT raised to Neutral at HSBC.CN...	May 11, 2007
IPO Alert: Gafisa S.A., Sam Zell's Brazilian Play	Gafisa S.A. (GFA-NYSE/ADR) has begun trading on the NYSE. Its initial public offering of 39,676,600 common shares in the US (represents two common shares in Brazil) priced at US$24.88 per ADS. The issue that US investors need to know is that this one is not a true IPO because it already trades in Brazil. Merrill Lynch, Banco Itau BBA, and Citigroup were the joint bookrunners; and HSBC and UBS were the co-managers for the offering. This is a Brazilian homebuilder. U...	March 16, 2007

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