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On Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. (RL)...
JJC:
I liked it because of the
J. C. Penney (JCP)
tie-in, and it seems like it's a
bit of a short squeeze, but there
are a lot of people very negative
on it. I think it can still
go higher from here. Yes, I
would buy it. That's not my
style, typically, but I've got to
tell you, there's big money going
into that, if you get a second
day...
. . .
. .
On Eaton Corp. (ETN)...
JJC:
ETN reaffirms... This is
Sandy Cutler. He's a
fabulous CEO. This is part
of my "new tech" world...
. . .
. .
On Emerson Electric (EMR)...
JJC:
Where
Eaton (ETN)
goes, EMR goes... I predict
EMR will do the same thing.
ETN is going to a 52-week high...
not done... not done. EMR
just needs to go to $59 to go to
its new high. These
companies are on fire...
They have "new tech"... They
cut the amount of energy that's
used. You know that they're
perfect for this environment...
. . .
. .
On Nucor (NUE)...
JJC:
A great article today in the
Washington Post about how tight
the steel market is. You
very rarely get these companies
that price a big secondary (stock
offering) in the hole, and then
they don't stay... Entry
point for NUE is perfect right
here...
. . .
. .
On Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (CLF)...
JJC:
You've got to watch that
chart... this was a split... This
was absolutely a stock that I
liked very much at $100, the last
time it was at $100... It's
still only a $10 billion company.
It's the only independent iron
play out there. It keeps
coming back, because we don't have
enough iron. It is the
natural one to be acquired.
Let it cool off before you buy it
here. We liked it at
pre-split $35 on your show... and
I still like it...
. . .
. .
On American International Group
(AIG)...
JJC:
These are serial needers of
capital. AIG... fire Marty
Sullivan (their CEO)... you might
pick up 2 points. How could
they have raised the dividend
here?... If they knew what
they owned, I would feel more
comfortable. They're like
Citigroup (C).
I don't think they know what they
own. Now, at the beginning
of December, they told you exactly
what they owned. That level
of certaintude is still plaguing
them. They don't know.
Wachovia (WB)
doesn't know, and AIG doesn't
know... And, when they say
they do, I think they're being
wishful...
. . .
. .
On Wachovia Corp. (WB)...
JJC:
They paid, basically...
they paid $25 billion for a
bank... Golden West... that may be
worth minus $50 billion. I
mean, this was one of the dumbest
acquisitions ever, and they're
just paying for it.
. . .
. .
On VF Corp. (VFC)...
JJC:
VFC is the analog of
Ralph Lauren (RL).
They don't have the
J. C. Penney (JCP)
tie-in. I was a little too
negative on this once before.
At this level, I want to kind of
change my view and say, look, if
RL is good, you don't leave this
stock. We've liked it since
the $60s.
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