Saved by ... Microsoft (MSFT - commentary - Cramer's Take)? Could be. With the Nasdaq down 8% coming into today's session, it still may be enough to keep the rally alive. I say "still might be enough" because it was widely telegraphed. Still, the $3 special dividend is a newsmaker and it calls people's attention to the idea that someone's making money in this market.
But it's funny; when I think about what really turned things around today, I keep coming back to EMC (EMC - commentary - Cramer's Take). At last, a quarter that wasn't up to expectations -- the whisper -- with guidance that wasn't up to expectations and the stock not only didn't go down ... it went higher!
Nice for a change. Even if it doesn't last.
P.S. Will you be there when Cramer makes his next move?
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