On Wednesday's "Mad Money" show, Jim Cramer said that every problem has a solution, including the problem of how to invest in banks. He recommended investing in the strongest banks, such as JPMorgan(JPM Quote) and Goldman Sachs(GS Quote), both of which he owns for his Action Alerts PLUS charitable trust.
On Thursday, JPMorgan added $1.37, or 4%, to close at $35.35, and Goldman rose $7.32, or 5.2%, to $149.47. As for worries about rising gas prices, Cramer recommended Transocean(RIG Quote), Occidental(OXY Quote) and Schlumberger(SLB Quote). On Thursday, Transocean closed up $2.32, or 2.9%, at $82.19; Occidental closed up $1.75, or 2.6%, at $68.62; and Schlumberger closed up $1.42, or 2.5%, at $58.31. He also recommended regional bank FirstMerit(FMER Quote) as a play on low interest rates and homebuyer tax credits. On Thursday, FirstMerit added 58 cents, or 3.4%, to $17.73. Last week, Cramer recommended Tessera Technologies(TSRA Quote) as a speculative tech name, and he said it's time to take profits in the stock. As of "Mad Money" on Wednesday, Tessera was up 34% since Cramer had give it his stamp of approval. On Thursday, Tessera gave up 37 cents, or 1.4%, to $26.66.- Loading Comments...
- Loading Comments...
Featured Photo Galleries
| Dow Jones | S&P 500 | NASDAQ | 10-Year Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,023.42 | 1,069.30 | 2,112.44 | 35.03 |
Oil *
76.05
|
|
UP
17.46
|
UP
2.67
|
UP
7.12
|
DOWN
0.30
|
10 Yr
3.50%
SPDR Gold
107.43
|
|
+0.17%
|
+0.25%
|
+0.34%
|
-0.85%
|
Data delayed 20 minutes |














