Mad Money Lightning Round OT: Cramer Prefers GLD Over AUY (SO, DUK, TTI, GLD, AUY)

by Craig Jones, Benzinga Staff Writer

August 3, 2010 8:12 PM | 1 min read | Make a Comment

Jim Cramer said on CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT that The Southern Company

should be bought. The Southern Company (

) has a lot of exposure to coal, but the president favors coal. Cramer also likes Duke Energy Corporation

DUK

in the space. TETRA Technologies, Inc.

TTI

is not bad, thinks Cramer. It has a consistent growth story, and he is a buyer of this stock. TETRA Technologies, Inc. (

) dropped 1.96% today, and closed at $10.48. Cramer thinks that SPDR Gold Trust (

)

GLD

is a better buy than Yamana Gold Inc. (

)

AUY

. GLD gained 0.44% today, and Yamana (

) added 1.92%.

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