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Cramer explained that his original thesis was that newfound wealth in emerging countries, brought on by the rising prices of natural resources, would flow to the consumers and into technology like cell phones. But Cramer said he failed to consider the risks involved in making such a prediction.
In the case of Telkom Indonesia, Cramer said he failed to consider the company's substantial wireline business, which like that of wireline here in the U.S., is declining. Despite growth in wireless services, the legacy wireline business dragged down the whole company. In the case of Turkcell, Cramer explained that a new competitor going public drew attention away from the company and that, along with unfavorable rulings from the government, played a negative hand in that stock.
Cramer said both of these two stocks are a straight "sell, sell, sell," and he would sell the remaining three into any strength. "Wireless is not a basic need," he explained, saying that in countries with increasing wealth, people prefer to spend on food and shelter, not cell phones.
Lightning Round
In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bullish on Transocean (RIG Quote - Cramer on RIG - Stock Picks), National Oilwell Varco (NOV Quote - Cramer on NOV - Stock Picks), Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK Quote - Cramer on HCBK - Stock Picks) and UMB Financial (UMBF Quote - Cramer on UMBF - Stock Picks). Cramer was bearish on Harley Davidson (HOG Quote - Cramer on HOG - Stock Picks), Hologic (HOLX Quote - Cramer on HOLX - Stock Picks) and Verasun Energy (VSE Quote - Cramer on VSE - Stock Picks).Jim Cramer writes about all the stock trades in his charitable trust for TheStreet.com in Action Alerts Plus. Recent stocks he's traded in this account include Schering-Plough(SPG Quote - Cramer on SPG - Stock Picks), Yamana Gold(AUY Quote - Cramer on AUY - Stock Picks) and Abbott Laboratories(ABT Quote - Cramer on ABT - Stock Picks). Want more Cramer? Check out Jim's rules and commandments for investing by clicking here. For more of Cramer's insights during the Lightning Round, click here.
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