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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Jim Cramer’s Mad Mail	Jerry writes, “In your game plan a few weeks ago, you said judging by the Standard and Poor’s Oscillator, you expected a multi-day rally to ensue. You recommended several stocks: Wells Fargo (WFC), Toll Brothers (TOL) and Owens-Corning (OC). Since then, the market has not rallied. At this point, should I hold these stocks and continue to wait for the rally or should I dump them?” Cramer said the S&P Oscillator is still showing a reading of being oversold. He advised the viewer ...	June 24, 2008
Dow Chemical & Owens Corning....hmmmm	Recent news got me to thinking.... First this:"Dow Building Solutions (DBS), a market-facing business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (DOW), announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Stevens® Roofing Systems and Geomembrane Systems, a business of JPS Industries, Inc. Based in Holyoke, Mass., Stevens® Roofing Systems manufactures reinforced thermoplastic (TPO) commercial roofing systems, an area with significant growth potential that aligns well with Dow's energy efficient building ...	June 20, 2008
Hedge Fund Buys Owens Corning Shares	Special-Situations Hedge Fund Harbinger Capital Partners has taken a stake in Owens Corning (OC).Since late April, Harbinger has spent $57.46 million purchasing 2.6 million (almost 2%) shares of Owens Corning on the open market at prices ranging from $20.56 to $23.96 each.The most recent transaction was early this week as they purchased 479,790 shares for $11.5 million, according to a SEC filing late Wednesday.Harbinger's Website says they invest in:Restructuring/BankruptcyPurchase securities at...	June 19, 2008
Owens Corning Finally Getting the Word Out	Owens Corning (OC) finally seems to be sick of being talked about solely as an insulation company and is taking to the airwaves to change the perception. Good For almost a year now we have been talking here about OC's diversifying its earnings away from the US housing market. It seems that now finally the MSM may have taken notice. Witness CEO Mike Thalman's interview with Jim Cramer. While reader here know I am no fan of Cramer, I will have to admit he does a great job in this piece. This...	June 11, 2008
Jim Cramer’s Stop Trading - Owens Corning	Cramer told market players to consider Owens Corning (OC) as a play on alternative energy. He explained that Owens sells home insulation that helps cut energy costs by 40%. He also said the company makes composites that are used in wind turbines. Moving on, Cramer said cable is a good play right now. He mentioned that his favorite name in the group is Discovery Holding (DISCA). “This is a cable company that really has a lot of things going for it,” he said. The “Clean Tech&rdqu...	June 10, 2008
CEO Interview Owens Corning	Cramer welcomed Michael Thaman, chairman and CEO of Owens Corning (OC) to the show to discuss his company’s wind power and energy conservation business. Thaman explained that insulation is one of the cheapest ways to make a house more energy efficient. He mentioned he is seeing a growing trend with homeowners looking for ways to cut their energy bills. He said Owens is the market leader in the insulation business and the company thinks that 60 million homes in the U.S. are under insulated...	June 09, 2008
Mad Money Wind-ex	“Wind power is the cheapest form of renewable energy out there,” Jim Cramer reminded fans of his “Mad Money” TV show Wednesday. Cramer introduced his Mad Money Wind Index (Wind-ex), which is a portfolio of 11 stocks that have exposure to the wind market. He explained he’s using this index to gauge what he thinks will be a major trend coming for wind stocks. Cramer started with naming his wind stocks that have exposure to windmills. He said the best plays for this se...	May 28, 2008
Tuesday's Links	Cramer, CBNC vs FOX. Icahn, OC vs USG - spammer- Jeff, the way to handle the competition is to ignore them if they are indeed so insignificant. By engaging them, you validate them, no mater what you sa- Icahn is great.... he says what he thinks- It isn't a "which one", it is a "buy both"↑ Grab this Headline AnimatorVisit the ValuePlays Bookstore for Great Investing Books Enter your Email Preview \| Powered by FeedBlitz...	May 27, 2008
Wind Energy Related Stocks	Do you know when the first recorded use of a windmill was? It was first used in the 1st Century AD. Can you guess what it was used for? It was used to power an organ.Last year, I wrote an article about the stocks of companies that are involved directly in the windmill, wind power, and wind energy business. Unfortunately, most of them were either foreign companies or pink sheet stocks or both. However, there are many companies involved in the wind energy business on a peripheral basis, such as th...	May 23, 2008
Jim Cramer’s Am I Diversified	The first caller’s portfolio had the following stocks: US Steel (X), GrafTech (GTI), Gran Tierra Energy (GTE), Trinity Industries (TRN) and Owens-Corning (OC). Cramer said this portfolio had too much steel exposure. He recommended selling GrafTech and buying a health-related stock. The second caller had positions in these stocks: Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB), ConocoPhillips (COP), Itron (ITRI), Dow Chemical (DOW) and Goldman Sachs (GS). Cramer said he loved this portfolio. The third caller ha...	May 21, 2008

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