"Instead, though, we see profits -- profits like those just reported by Du Pont (DD), which put up a number that simply wasn't that bad. That's the best way to describe it: not bad." ("'Not Bad' May Just Be Good Enough Here," 4-21-09)

"Instead, though, we see profits -- profits like those just reported by Du Pont (DD), which put up a number that simply wasn't that bad. That's the best way to describe it: not bad. Same with United Tech (UTX). Not bad." ("'Not Bad' May Just Be Good Enough Here," 4-21-09)

"We also saw not bad numbers from Emerson (EMR), PPG (PPG) and Illinois Tool Works (ITW) last week -- not bad, meaning simply these big companies didn't swing to colossal losses as could have been expected. Let's include IBM (IBM) in that parade, too. Think about it: Should these companies be making any money at all in this environment?" ("'Not Bad' May Just Be Good Enough Here," 4-21-09)

"We also saw not bad numbers from Emerson (EMR), PPG (PPG) and Illinois Tool Works (ITW) last week -- not bad, meaning simply these big companies didn't swing to colossal losses as could have been expected. Let's include IBM (IBM) in that parade, too. Think about it: Should these companies be making any money at all in this environment?" ("'Not Bad' May Just Be Good Enough Here," 4-21-09)

"We also saw not bad numbers from Emerson (EMR), PPG (PPG) and Illinois Tool Works (ITW) last week -- not bad, meaning simply these big companies didn't swing to colossal losses as could have been expected. Let's include IBM (IBM) in that parade, too. Think about it: Should these companies be making any money at all in this environment?" ("'Not Bad' May Just Be Good Enough Here," 4-21-09)

"We also saw not bad numbers from Emerson (EMR), PPG (PPG) and Illinois Tool Works (ITW) last week -- not bad, meaning simply these big companies didn't swing to colossal losses as could have been expected. Let's include IBM (IBM) in that parade, too. Think about it: Should these companies be making any money at all in this environment?" ("'Not Bad' May Just Be Good Enough Here," 4-21-09)

"But then take Halliburton (HAL). Drilling just stopped in this country to hear them talk, but how did they do? They made a lot of money." ("'Not Bad' May Just Be Good Enough Here," 4-21-09) ... When analysts collide, Cramer decides. That's the case with oil giant Halliburton (HAL), which was both upgraded by Goldman Sachs while at the same time downgraded by an analyst at JPMorgan Chase. ("Mad Money Recap" 4-21-09)

"Trying to sort through Bank of New York's (BK) quarter, which doesn't seem so hot." ("'Not Bad' May Just Be Good Enough Here," 4-21-09) ... Switching gears, Cramer said he's been pushing State Street(STT), which he owns for his Action Alerts PLUS charitable trust. "They beat 'em all," he said, including Northern Trust (NTRS) and Bank of New York (BK). State Street's "got the mojo." ("Stop Trading!" 4-21-09)