Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Two Roads to Recovery

08/23/07 - 08:15 PM EDT

TheStreet.com Staff

Because the chemical industry has few companies left, it Cramer said that Air Product & Chemicals (APD Quote - Cramer on APD - Stock Picks) has pricing power on its side.

Energizer Holdings (ENR Quote - Cramer on ENR - Stock Picks) has made smart moves but is still too high, he said.

Of all the energy companies, XTO Energy (XTO Quote - Cramer on XTO - Stock Picks), which he owns for his charitable trust, is the best pick.

Mad Mail

In his "Mad Mail" segment, Cramer responded to his first message, saying that Omniture (OMTR Quote - Cramer on OMTR - Stock Picks) could go to $30. Additionally, as one of his four horsemen of tech, Apple(AAPL Quote - Cramer on AAPL - Stock Picks) is "going to be terrific."

Cramer said that the Countrywide Financial (CFC Quote - Cramer on CFC - Stock Picks) "play is over" and that the Bank of America (BAC Quote - Cramer on BAC - Stock Picks) play has begun.

And finally, Cramer liked Crocs (CROX Quote - Cramer on CROX - Stock Picks), believing that the company is "on a mission." He told viewers to listen to the Crocs conference call to know why he is excited.

Sudden Death

During the "Sudden Death" round, Cramer was bullish on Central European Distribution (CEDC Quote - Cramer on CEDC - Stock Picks) and Southern (SO Quote - Cramer on SO - Stock Picks).

He was bearish on Aeropostale (ARO Quote - Cramer on ARO - Stock Picks).

Lightning Round

Cramer was bullish on Apple (AAPL Quote - Cramer on AAPL - Stock Picks), Amazon.com (AMZN Quote - Cramer on AMZN - Stock Picks), Google (GOOG Quote - Cramer on GOOG - Stock Picks), Domino's Pizza (DPZ Quote - Cramer on DPZ - Stock Picks), DryShips (DRYS Quote - Cramer on DRYS - Stock Picks), Eagle Bulk Shipping(EGLE Quote - Cramer on EGLE - Stock Picks), Costco Wholesale (COST Quote - Cramer on COST - Stock Picks), GameStop (GME Quote - Cramer on GME - Stock Picks), Citizens Communications (CZN Quote - Cramer on CZN - Stock Picks), Blue Coat Systems (BCSI Quote - Cramer on BCSI - Stock Picks), Symantec (SYMC Quote - Cramer on SYMC - Stock Picks) and VF Corp. (VFC Quote - Cramer on VFC - Stock Picks).

Cramer was bearish on MetroPCS Communications (PCS Quote - Cramer on PCS - Stock Picks), RadioShack (RSH Quote - Cramer on RSH - Stock Picks) and Circuit City Stores (CC Quote - Cramer on CC - Stock Picks).

For more of Cramer's insights during the Lightning Round, click here.

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At the time of publication, Cramer was long EMC, Caterpillar, XTO Energy and ConocoPhillips.

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