Cramer on BloggingStocks: GE weakness won't muddy all waters

Posted Apr 14th 2008 9:22AM by Jim Cramer
Filed under: Cramer on BloggingStocks

Jim Cramer says the hot sectors will remain hot -- you can buy dips.

Did the final two weeks of March deck the quarter of every company like it did General Electric (NYSE: GE) (Cramer's Take)? NO. I just can't get there. I just don't see the weakness in GE -- commercial leasing, real estate leasing, and the inability to close deals -- spilling over to the hot sectors: oil and gas, agriculture, minerals and infrastructure. It's just not dispositive, as we would say back in law school. There simply isn't that much in common with that portion of the GE miss. The appliance business? I have said again and again that it's a terrible business right now. The companies that sell appliances are going to do awfully. But that's a "duh" situation for everyone else and is now a "duh" situation for GE, too. Hospital stuff? Not replicable to anyone but Varian (NYSE: VAR) (Cramer's Take), not even Hologic (NASDAQ: HOLX) (Cramer's Take), where we have information out recently that it is taking share. Some are complaining that infrastructure was not as good as expected. I just don't see it. Not one bit. If it is oil and gas, it is going monster good. Don't draw the wrong conclusions. Let others do it. And you pick things up cheaper than those who don't do the homework. At the time of publication, Cramer was long Hologic.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

4-14-2008 @ 10:26AM

Sean Mullen said...

Always remember that Jim Cramer said Spitzer was the next Jesus Christ....I am not here to make you money just to remind you that most of the time Cramer is wrong :)

4-14-2008 @ 10:40AM

Michael Schneider said...

GE was a market shock because it is considered (rightly or wrongly) a bell weather for the US economy and because the CEO had made big purchases before the reaction. That CEO Jeffrey Immelt bought big before the earnings shortfall adds uncertainty to the market because investors wonder "If the insiders don't know what is going on who does?". While it is true, I think, that GE's earnings problems will not generalize to other companies, many areas are having their own problems- retail, cyclical areas, financials, etc and some of those that are doing well like energy have been volatile and may be vulnerable to general market risk and fears of the economic slowdown. The question is whether there are areas to invest in now-- looking ahead past this problem at GE. I like something that could get a boost from the economic stimulus package-- maybe a Wal-Mart or Southwest Airlines. The stimulus package could soon start getting more attention than the financial debacle so something could happen there. Otherwise, it may be prudent to stay defensive-- in utilities and tobaccos, energy pipelines, things like that. And ag is still good but some of the stocks are riskier than before with wheat expected to pull back.

As mentioned in an earlier post, Investors should read the earlier comments by legend Jim Rogers on GE which are posted in the Channeling Jim Rogers section at http://www.Barrelomoney.com (toward the bottom of the page as he had things right early. I will be adding another item about his interview in Barron's this weekend later today or tomorrow.

5-14-2008 @ 12:28AM

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