Mad Money: Key points from August 6, 2020 (Thursday) episode

Summary of CNBC program “Mad Money w/ Jim Cramer” which was on air on Thursday, August 6, 2020. Links to CNBC sites which contain video clips and transcripts are also listed.

Jim Cramer says his Covid-19 stock picks can still lead the market higher (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/06/jim-cramer-says-his-covid-19-stock-picks-can-still-lead-the-market-higher.html)

• The stay-at-home plays led the stock market higher Thursday as lawmakers continued to negotiate a new coronavirus response package, Jim Cramer said.
• The market climbed despite no significant developments coming out of Washington, D.C., nor on the Covid-19 vaccine front, the “Mad Money” host said.
• “No vaccine news whatsoever and no federal assistance whatsoever — you might think that sounds like a bear [trigger], but as we saw today, the Cramer Covid-19 stocks can still lead us higher,” Cramer said.

Ticker: FB, ETSY, CRM, AAPL, MSFT, DIS

Executive Interview: Papa John’s CEO explains the basis for the pizza chain’s turnaround (https://www.cnbc.com/video/2020/08/06/papa-johns-ceo-explains-the-basis-for-the-pizza-chains-turnaround.html)

Papa John’s CEO Rob Lynch explained how the restaurant has managed to weather the pandemic.

Ticker: PZZA

Executive Interview: This is the moment to ‘win the loyalty of millions of people,’ Etsy CEO says (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/06/etsy-ceo-on-the-moment-to-win-the-loyalty-of-millions-of-people.html)

• Etsy CEO Josh Silverman joined CNBC’s Jim Cramer to highlight his takeaways from the company’s second-quarter performance.
• “This is a moment when we have a chance to win the loyalty of millions of people and we’re working so hard to do that,” Silverman said in a “Mad Money” interview.
• “Our mission is keeping commerce human,” he said.

Ticker: ESTY

Executive Interview: Verizon CEO on why mobile edge computing, 5G matters (https://www.cnbc.com/video/2020/08/06/verizon-ceo-on-why-mobile-edge-computing-5g-matters.html)

Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg broke down how the company is collaborating with Amazon Web Services to deliver services to customers.

Ticker: VZ

Cramer’s lightning round: Virgin Galactic requires a 10-year view (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/06/cramers-lightning-round-virgin-galactic-requires-a-10-year-view.html)

• Datadog: “I’ve got to take the conference call home tonight and find out more.”
• Elanco Animal Health: I think the stock can go up.
• Andersons: “I think that what you want to do is, if you’re going to be in that group, you want to be in Agco or Deere, and not on this end. This end is not so good.”
• Virgin Galactic: “You have to take a 10-year view on that … and I don’t have that much time, but you might.”
• Alcoa: “No. You want Ball Corp … That’s the one you want to go to, not Alcoa.”
• Waitr: “I have to find out more about that company.”

Ticker: DDOG, ELAN, ANDE, AGCO, DE, SPCE, AA, BLL, WTRH

Other topic (no video clip): Off-the-Charts — Technical Analysis of S&P 500 and Nasdaq

Other Stocks discussed (calls with Audiences) — Tyson Foods (TSN) [Awful. Not buy], StoneCo (STNE), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) [We like it. Winner], Qurate Retail (QRTEA)

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