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Google Inc. (NasdaqGS:GOOG - News) Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Monday that Google and Apple Inc. (NasdaqGS:AAPL - News) are working together on "many more" new projects, which he did not identify. Schmidt made his comments at a technology conference in San Francisco. Google has nearly doubled the annual salaries of Chief Financial Officer George Reyes and three other top-level executives, the company said in a regulatory filing.
Health Management Associates Inc. (NYSE:HMA - News) was upgraded to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE - News) was upgraded to buy from neutral at Banc of America Securities. "The recent spike in volatility has driven surging option volumes. We expect volatility to remain at elevated levels in the near-term, and we could be at the start of a cyclical turn to a higher volatility environment, so we are raising ISE's volume growth forecasts to 24% in 2007 and 25% in 2008," the broker said.
Landauer (NYSE:LDR - News) was upgraded to buy from neutral at Hilliard Lyons.
Lifetime Brands Inc.'s (NasdaqGS:LCUT - News) fourth-quarter net income rose to $9.46 million, or 62 cents a share, from $7.22 million, or 60 cents, a year earlier. A Thomson Financial survey of analysts, on average, projected earnings of 64 cents a share for the quarter. Analysts' estimates usually exclude items. The Westbury, N.Y., maker of consumer products said revenue rose 26% to $157.3 million from $124.4 million in the year-ago period. The company forecasts 2007 earnings of $1.40 to $1.70 a share on revenue of $540 million to $575 million. Analysts are looking for earnings of $1.58 a share for the year.
Maidenform Brands Inc. (NYSE:MFB - News) reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $3.22 million, or 13 cents a share. During the same period a year ago, the company posted a net loss of $209,000, or a penny a share. The Bayonne, N.J.-based marketer of intimate apparel reported revenue of $85 million vs. $79.5 million. For 2007, Maidenform said it expects per-share earnings growth of 15% to 18% on total net sales growth of 6% to 7%.
Microchip Technology Inc. (NasdaqGS:MCHP - News) said it still expects fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of about 33 cents a share, or 36 cents a share excluding items. The Chandler, Ariz., provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors also said it expects net sales to be flat to slightly up from third-quarter sales of $251 million. In January, Microchip said it expected fourth-quarter revenue to be flat from the third quarter.
Monsanto (NYSE:MON - News) was upgraded to buy from hold at Citigroup, which cited expectations of a Latin American recovery and a key regulatory change in Brazil. Citigroup said it expects Brazilian farming to recover due to higher grain prices, a greater share of the soybean market as U.S. production declines and the ability to turn more land over to agriculture. It added a recent regulatory change will speed up the process for approval of biotechnology traits.
Nissan Motors (Other OTC:NSANF.PK - News) said it has appointed Mark McNabb to head its global Infiniti luxury car division, effective April 1. McNabb, 45, is returning to Nissan after a one-year stint at DaimlerChrysler where he was vice president of marketing at Mercedes-Benz USA.
Novartis (NYSE:NVS - News) upgraded to neutral from underperform by Credit Suisse after winning approval from the FDA for Tekturna. "With Galvus and Tekturna catalysts out of the way, and the shares having profoundly underperformed and with last night's close being below our 68 francs a share price target, we raise our rating to neutral and our price target to 70 francs," the broker said.
Pozen Inc. (NasdaqGM:POZN - News) shares rallied after the Chapel Hill, N.C.-based pharmaceutical company announced positive results for its PA 325 proof-of-concept study. PA 325 is a formulation of 325mg of aspirin surrounded by a 20mg coating of an immediate release formulation of a proton pump inhibitor.
ResCare Inc.'s (NasdaqGS:RSCR - News) fourth-quarter net income rose sharply to $8.99 million, or 27 cents a share, from $596,000, or 2 cents a share, a year earlier. The Louisville, Ky., healthcare company's revenue grew to $337.1 million from $270.9 million. For 2007, the company expects to earn $1.24 to $1.28 a share on revenue of $1.43 billion.
Retalix Ltd. (NasdaqGS:RTLX - News), the Ra'anana, Israel, producer of software and solutions of supermarkets, food-service firms, and goods distributors, reported fourth-quarter net income fell 38% on 5.7% higher revenue. Earnings were $3.4 million, or 17 cents a share, compared with $5.5 million, or 28 cents, in the year-earlier period. Adjusted net for the period was 27 cents a share against 32 cents. Revenue reached $56.8 million from $53.7 million. In 2007, Retalix expects to earn about $9 million to $16 million, or an adjusted $15 million to $22 million. Revenue should range $220 million to $230 million, the company estimated. In 2006, Retalix earned $1.3 million, or 6 cents a share, on revenue of $203.8 million.
Ruth's Chris Steak House Inc. (NasdaqGS:RUTH - News), a New Orleans upscale steak house operator, will replace New Century Financial Corp. (NYSE:NEW - News) in the S&P SmallCap 600 index March 7. The market cap of the mortgage real estate investment trust fell to about $253 million, below the minimum of $300 million, S&P said.
Ryerson Inc. (NYSE:RYI - News) shares rallied after the Chicago-based steel distributor postponed its annual meeting, saying it continues to consider a possible sale or other options for the company.
Santarus Inc.'s (NasdaqGM:SNTS - News) fourth-quarter loss narrowed to $7.47 million, or 15 cents a share, from $15.8 million, or 36 cents a share, a year earlier. Earnings for the most recent period included stock-based compensation expenses of about $2.2 million, or 4 cents a share, the company said. The San Diego pharmaceutical company's revenue surged to $20.5 million from $5.68 million a year ago.
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings (NYSE:SPR - News) was upgraded to outperform from neutral at Credit Suisse.
Sykes Enterprises Inc. (NasdaqGS:SYKE - News) reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $8.14 million, or 20 cents a share, down 5% from $8.6 million, or 22 cents a share, during the year-ago period. The Tampa, Fla.-based provider of customer management products and services posted revenue of $158.6 million vs. $128.8 million.
Topps Co. (NasdaqGS:TOPP - News) agreed to be acquired by Michael Eisner's Torante Co. and private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners for $385.4 million, or $9.75 a share in cash. The bid for the sports-related cards maker represents a 9.4% premium to Topps' Monday closing price of $8.91. As part of the agreement, Topps can solicit better bids from third parties during the next 40 days. The deal is expected to close during the third quarter.
TransMontaigne Partners L.P. (NYSE:TLP - News) said it expects to increase its quarterly distribution to unitholders by about 7 cents to 50 cents per unit by the end of 2007. The current quarterly distribution to unitholders is 43 cents per unit. Denver-based TransMontaigne is a refined petroleum products terminaling and pipeline company
Visicu Inc. (NasdaqGM:EICU - News) was upgraded to buy from hold at Jefferies & Co.
Xilinx Inc. (NasdaqGS:XLNX - News) raised the low end of its fiscal fourth-quarter sales outlook, and now expects sales of flat to down 4%, sequentially. The San Jose logic chip maker had predicted sales to be flat to down 5%, sequentially. Xilinx also reiterated its gross margin forecast, which is expected to be about 61%.
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Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF - News) fourth-quarter profit rose 20% as sales climbed 18% but the New Albany, Ohio, teen-wear retailer warned that first-half results would be pressured. Same-store sales in the quarter dropped 3%.
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE:CLF - News) reported fourth-quarter earnings available to common- share holders of $1.59 a share, compared with $1.18 in the year-earlier period. Revenue at the Cleveland producer of iron-ore pellets rose to $622.6 million from $468.9 million.
EDO Corp. (NYSE:EDO - News) said its fourth-quarter net profit fell 44% to $4.2 million, or 22 cents a share, from $7.4 million, or 37 cents a share a year earlier. Revenue for the period ending Dec. 31 rose 29.4% to $258.7 million, due to acquisitions including engineering group CAS Inc. and Impact Science & Technology. Organic growth slipped 8.8% due to lower sales in its electronic-force-protection division, as margins and profit were hit by one-time items including legal costs and write-offs. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial were expecting earnings of 45 cents a share on revenue of $261 million. EDO said it expects 2007 revenue, excluding the impact of acquisitions, to be between $960 million and $1.01 billion.
EMC Insurance Group Inc. (NasdaqGS:EMCI - News) reported fourth-quarter net income fell 40% on 2.7% lower revenue. Earnings were $11.5 million, or 84 cents a share, against $19 million, or $1.40, in the year-earlier period. Operating earnings were 78 cents compared with $1.34. Revenue fell to $114.8 million from $118 million. Premiums earned decreased 3.7% to $102.8 million. Investment income increased 8.3%to $11.9 million. For 2007, EMC expects operating earnings of $2.25 to $2.50 a share, compared with the $3.70 posted for 2006.
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (NasdaqGM:GIII - News) said it expects fiscal 2007 earnings of 90 cents to 95 cents a share on revenue of $425 million to $428 million.
ICT Group Inc. (NasdaqGM:ICTG - News) reported fourth-quarter net income of $5.1 million, or 32 cents a share, up from $4 million, or 30 cents, earned in the last three months of 2005. Quarterly revenue generated by the Newtown, Pa.-based services outsourcing company reached $117.2 million from the prior year's $110.4 million. Analysts, on average, had been looking for earnings of 32 cents a share on revenue of $116 million, according to estimates compiles by Thomson Financial. For 2007, ICT Group said it's shooting for earnings in a range of $1.43 to $1.50 a share; analysts' average stands at $1.49 a share. However, the company pegged first-quarter earnings at 20 cents to 23 cents a share, compared to a 30-cent average estimate among analysts who follow ICT Group.
Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE:NEW - News) reported fourth-quarter earnings of $223 million, or 50 cents a share, up from a year-ago profit of $62 million, or 14 cents a share. On a continuing operations basis, Denver-based Newmont earned $215 million, or 48 cents a share, in the latest quarter, up from last year's equivalent profit of $69 million, or 16 cents a share. Revenue rose in the latest three months to $1.46 billion from $1.29 billion in the same period a year earlier. The average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Financial was for a profit of 40 cents a share in the December period. Newmont said its consolidated gold sales for the fourth quarter reached 2 million ounces at costs applicable to sales of $322 per ounce and an average realized price of $619 per ounce. Looking ahead, the company said it expects capital spending of between $1.8 billion and $2 billion for 2007.
Patterson Cos. (NasdaqGS:PDCO - News)reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of 43 cents a share, up from 39 cents in the year-earlier period. The latest results reflect an income tax benefit of a penny a share and stock-based compensation expense of a penny a share. Sales rose 4% to $709.5 million from $682.4 million. The average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Financial was profit of 44 cents.
Quicksilver Resources Inc. (NYSE:KWK - News) reported fourth-quarter earnings of 24 cents a share, down from 43 cents in the year-earlier period. The Fort Worth, Texas, oil and gas company posted revenue of $102 million vs. $102.9 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had forecast earnings of 27 cents a share on revenue of $104 million.
Reddy Ice Holdings Inc.'s (NYSE:FRZ - News)fourth-quarter net loss widened to 23 cents a share from 20 cents while revenue rose 1.2% to $61.6 million. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial had expected a loss of 17 cents on revenue of $61 million. Reddy said it expects 2007 revenue to range $360 million to $370 million. Net income is expected to range 87 cents to $1.06 a share. The company also said Jimmy Weaver will succeed William Brick as CEO. Brick will become executive chairman.
Rogers Corp. (NYSE:ROG - News) reported fourth-quarter earnings of 72 cents a share, up from 62 cents in the year-earlier period. Revenue at the Rogers, Conn., maker of specialty material-based products rose to $122.7 million from $98 million. The company expects first- quarter earnings of 48 cents to 52 cents a share on revenue of $108 million to $112 million.
Ruth's Chris Steak House Inc. (NasdaqGS:RUTH - News) reported fourth-quarter earnings more than doubled to 46 cents a share from 18 cents in the year-earlier period. Revenue rose 51% to $88 million.
Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE:CRM - News) fourth-quarter profit fell 91%, while revenue surged 58%, roughly in line with expectations.
Safeway Inc.'s (NYSE:SWY - News) fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose 77% to $307.9 million or 69 cents a share, from $173.5 million, or 39 cents a share, boosted by 8-cents a share in favorable tax items. The year-earlier quarter was hampered by a net of 10 cents a share because of store-exit activities, employee buyouts that were only partially offset by favorable tax items. The Pleasanton, Calif., food and drug retail chain said Thursday that revenue grew 3.8% to $12.5 billion from $12.05 billion in the year-earlier quarter. Identical-store sales, or sale at stores open for more than a year, climbed 3.5%.
Symbion Inc. (NasdaqGS:SMBI - News) said fourth quarter earnings fell to $4.5 million, or 21 cents a share, from $5.6 million, or 25 cents a share, a year earlier. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial predicted fourth quarter earnings of 22 cents a share. Revenue rose 10% to $78.9 million from $71.5 million as same-store net patient service revenue climbed 8%.
Synopsys Inc.'s (NasdaqGS:SNPS - News) fiscal first-quarter net income surged to 16 cents a share from a penny a share in the year-earlier period. The Mountain View, Calif., software company's revenue for the quarter ended Jan. 31 increased 15% to $300.2 million.
Toll Brothers, (NYSE:TOL - News) the Horsham, Pa., luxury-home builder, reported fiscal first-quarter net income fell 67% on 19% lower revenue.
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Monday's show was a rebroadcast of a program that first aired on December 28, 2006.
Rule #1: Resisting the Business Cycle, United Health Group (NYSE: UNH - News)
Cramer discussed more rules from his books: Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World, and Jim Cramer's Mad Money: Watch TV, Get Rich. His first rule deals with the business cycle which is largely controlled by the Federal Reserve's raising and cutting interest rates. When rates are reduced, the economy gets stronger, and investors should buy cyclicals such as "the dirty, smokestack stocks that make things like machinery, cars and minerals." When the Fed raises rates, the economy gets weaker, and it is time to get out of cyclical stocks and into companies that produce consumer staples, such as food and drugs. "You can't own cyclical stocks when the economy stinks, and you should stay away from the consumer staples when the economy's stronger," Cramer said, adding that this applies even if a company has strong fundamentals. He recalls his error of holding on to UNH when the economy picked up, and said that the selloff during the boom was a much bigger factor in the stock's decline than UNH's involvement in an options-backdating scandal.
Rule #2: "Analysts are never bullish enough on good stocks, and ... never bearish enough on bad stocks.": Ebay (NASDAQ: EBAY - News), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN - News) and Lucent (NYSE: LU - News)
The reason for the second rule is that analysts covering a stock are dealing with an entire sector for which they must find some stocks that are buys, sells and holds. "The Street will almost always treat a sector that's en fuego as being a lot less en fuego than it actually is," he said. Knowing this, investors can more easily spot which sectors are hot but underappreciated. He noted that this happened with oil stocks during certain times in the past few years when the sector was hot. Even the companies that were neglected or had a "sell" rating went up anyway. It can work the other way too, and Cramer thinks that analysts should have stayed bearish on eBay, Amazon and Lucent for a longer period of time.
Rule #3: Don't Be a Snob, Darden (NYSE: DRI - News), Ruth's Chris Steakhouse (NASDAQ: RUTH - News), Morton's (NYSE: MRT - News)
Because analysts inhabit an upper-class bubble, Cramer says they often miss out on companies that make low-end or mid-grade products. While they can more easily relate to stocks such as RUTH and MRT, most analysts missed out on 50% of Darden's big move between January 2005 and March 2006 because they turned their noses up at Red Lobster and the Olive Garden.
Rule #4 : "Whenever a stock is being heavily shorted and heavily hyped at the same time, it's time to sell that stock," NutriSystem (NASDAQ: NTRI - News)
Hype and a large short interest do not mix, but create a battleground where an investors should fear to tread, and Cramer commented, "You don't do something as risky as shorting a stock unless you're a well-educated investor who has done his or her homework on the thing." One can do research on a stock page on Yahoo or Google finance to see the percentage of shares that are shorted, and a large percentage of shorts indicates that there is a problem the bulls don't know about or do not want to face, as was the case with NTRI, which had problems with its distribution model. "So when all the analysts are having their lovefest with the stock, and you have an army of shorts sitting on the sidelines, you should see a red flag," Cramer said.
Rule #5: "Past performance is not indicative of future success."
Cramer warns viewers not to rely on past successes as a model for future investments, since "stocks have no memory and you could lose big." Investors should aim to make money, but not to feel "invincible" if they do and should avoid following the same patterns. Cramer recommended playing by the rules outlined in his books for successful investing.

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Waste Not, Want Not: American Ecology (NASDAQ: ECOL - News), Stericycle (NASDAQ: SRCL - News)
"Hazardous waste equals mad money," says Cramer, adding that ECOL is a good secular growth stock which has limited competition thanks to a "government-sanctioned oligopoly" which restricts the number of companies which are permitted to deal with toxic waste. There are currently only five analysts covering ECOL, and Cramer likes its solid yield of 3.4%. Another "strong secular grower" is SRCL which is up 14 points since Cramer recommended it, but is still worth buying, he says, because it is the "only national player in the medical-waste business." SRCL has contracts with hospitals, which means steady income for the company.
One Stock, Two Views: Bed, Bath and Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY - News)
Although Cramer thinks that BBBY is expensive based on its earnings, has an outdated concept and is suffering because of the slow housing market, Cramer would not sell the stock. The paradox surrounding BBBY is that Morgan Keegan downgraded it because of "declining fundamentals" and Goldman Sachs upgraded it because of "improving fundamentals." Looking at both sides of the BBBY story, Cramer explained that Morgan reported that the company's guidance was "reasonable," which indicates that it is not expected to overdeliver. Morgan also feels that BBBY's buyback will be completed too early, and that valuation of its stores does not include risks such as a deceleration of sales growth. However, Goldman noted that BBBY tends to have a low guidance and beats it, and Goldman likes the company's buyback as well as its purchase of Christmas Tree Shops. Cramer commented that this story about BBBY illustrates that two analysts can make "totally different conclusions" based on the same facts, and the winner of the debate will be determined ultimately by the price of the stock. In conclusion, Cramer would not pick up BBBY now, because he agrees with Morgan concerning the company's earnings. However, he would not sell it because he thinks BBBY might be bought by a private equity firm. At $40, the stock is "no man's land," but if it were higher or lower, he might buy or take profits.
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CEO Interview : Craig Miller Ruth's Chris Steak House (NASDAQ: RUTH - News)
Cramer asked Craig Miller how he could preannounce that the fourth quarter will be up; "We have a terrific brand," Miller replied. Concerning pricing, last year the restaurant had 5% hedged, and this year more than 50% is hedged. In spite of labor issues, Miller is confident, and believes that the company's strength is the kind of dining experience it provides for its customers, and hopes to build more restaurants. Although Ruth's past success has not generated wealth for its shareholders, Miller expects this situation to improve as RUTH gains credibility and the market comprehends its business model. He also notes that RUTH is reinvesting cash flow to develop its brand, and is looking forward to overseas expansion.
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Rule #1: Resisting the Business Cycle, United Health Group (NYSE: UNH - News)
Cramer discussed more rules from his books: Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World, and Jim Cramer's Mad Money: Watch TV, Get Rich. His first rule deals with the business cycle which is largely controlled by the Federal Reserve's raising and cutting interest rates. When rates are reduced, the economy gets stronger, and investors should buy cyclicals such as "the dirty, smokestack stocks that make things like machinery, cars and minerals." When the Fed raises rates, the economy gets weaker, and it is time to get out of cyclical stocks and into companies that produce consumer staples, such as food and drugs. "You can't own cyclical stocks when the economy stinks, and you should stay away from the consumer staples when the economy's stronger," Cramer said, adding that this applies even if a company has strong fundamentals. He recalls his error of holding on to UNH when the economy picked up, and said that the selloff during the boom was a much bigger factor in the stock's decline than UNH's involvement in an options-backdating scandal.
Rule #2: "Analysts are never bullish enough on good stocks, and ... never bearish enough on bad stocks.": Ebay (NASDAQ: EBAY - News), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN - News) and Lucent (NYSE: LU - News)
The reason for the second rule is that analysts covering a stock are dealing with an entire sector for which they must find some stocks that are buys, sells and holds. "The Street will almost always treat a sector that's en fuego as being a lot less en fuego than it actually is," he said. Knowing this, investors can more easily spot which sectors are hot but underappreciated.He noted that this happened with oil stocks during certain times in the past few years when the sector was hot. Even the companies that were neglected or had a "sell" rating went up anyway. It can work the other way too, and Cramer thinks that analysts should have stayed bearish on eBay, Amazon and Lucent for a longer period of time.
Rule #3: Don't Be a Snob, Darden (NYSE: DRI - News), Ruth's Chris Steakhouse (NASDAQ: RUTH - News), Morton's (NYSE: MRT - News)
Because analysts inhabit an upper-class bubble, Cramer says they often miss out on companies that make low-end or mid-grade products. While they can more easily relate to stocks such as RUTH and MRT, most analysts missed out on 50% of Darden's big move between January 2005 and March 2006 because they turned their noses up at Red Lobster and the Olive Garden.
Rule #4 : "Whenever a stock is being heavily shorted and heavily hyped at the same time, it's time to sell that stock," NutriSystem (NASDAQ: NTRI - News)
Hype and a large short interest do not mix, but create a battleground where an investors should fear to tread, and Cramer commented, "You don't do something as risky as shorting a stock unless you're a well-educated investor who has done his or her homework on the thing." One can do research on a stock page on Yahoo or Google finance to see the percentage of shares that are shorted, and a large percentage of shorts indicates that there is a problem the bulls don't know about or do not want to face, as was the case with NTRI, which had problems with its distribution model. "So when all the analysts are having their lovefest with the stock, and you have an army of shorts sitting on the sidelines, you should see a red flag," Cramer said.
"Past performance is not indicative of future success."
Cramer warns viewers not to rely on past successes as a model for future investments, since "stocks have no memory and you could lose big." Investors should aim to make money, but not to feel "invincible" if they do and should avoid following the same patterns. Cramer recommended playing by the rules outlined in his books for successful investing.
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Labels: AMZN, DRI, Ebay, Jim Cramer, LU, Mad Money, MRT, NTRI, RUTH, UNH

Investors concerned about the Friday selloff should "back up the truck and buy health care" stocks, Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Stop Trading!" segment.
Cramer said concerns about an economic swoon are overdone and that hedge funds may be taking care of light volume Friday afternoon to spook bullish investors.
"It's easy to craft a hard-landing scenario," Cramer said, referring to slow sales at bellwether retailer Wal-Mart (WMT) and the continuing decline of automakers like Ford (F) and GM (GM). Cramer called Detroit's November car-sales numbers, released earlier Friday, "ghastly."
Still, Cramer said none of this is new, and investors should shake off the negativity to look for an entry point in well-positioned sectors. As he did Thursday, he pointed to the HMOs, the drugmakers and the biotechs as a group that should rally, given its resistance to recession and its attractive multiples.
"Buy what does well when the economy's slow," Cramer advised. He also suggested looking at dividend stocks, saying falling interest rates will leave holders of Treasury bonds with no returns.
Cramer also said he likes Ruth's Chris (RUTH), saying CEO Craig Miller has shown he's devoted to making money for shareholders no matter how unpopular that can be at times.
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