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Deutsche Treat - Cramer's Lightning Round (5/6/08)

Cramer;
While your show is amusing much like other comedy shows, you should really consider doing just a little research into companies before you scream "Buy!" or "Sell!". First I would recommend that you research the definition of what a "telco" company is (it's a telephone company):
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2nd, before you recommend any stock, you should do just a tiny bit of research so that you know even the basic fact of what sector or industry a company is in. China Digital (STV) is not a telephone company. Before you say it was a typo, and that you really meant to say "telecom", China Digital (STV) is not a telecom either. (Btw, you recommended AT&T, Verizon, and Deutsche Telekom above, which are actual "telco" and "telecom" companies, although you say "telco" companies are risky). China Digital is in the tech product/software sector: their primary product market is developing and selling conditional-access smartcards and associated set-top boxes, in which market they currently control 52% market share in China. The 2nd market they recently expanded into is development and sales of PC cards which allow PC's to receive, decode, and play HDTV subscription TV channels. They have several other market products in R&D that they will be expanding their business with in the near future. China Digital has consistently exceeding earnings estimates and issued positive forward outlook guidance on every earnings report since the STV IPO, with very high revenue and net income growth year over year and quarter over quarter. Not to mention the strategic partnerships China Digital has formed with Intel, Microsoft, Panasonic, and other leading USA companies. Hardly a company that any investor doing just a little research would call "risky". While your show is entertaining, for serious and successful stock-investing I rely on indepth research into companies, investment planning, confidence, and patience.