In an astute political move, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sibelius on Sunday said that providing citizens with the option of government-run insurance is not essential to the Obama administration’s overhaul of U.S. health care. Evidently, the administration has caved on this very important issue, leaving the door open for ...

Last week hundreds of entrepreneurs, business executives, and thought leaders convened for the sixth annual Global Technology Symposium, where they discussed issues ranging from the current state of the economy to new methods of energy production. Below we've highlighted some of the most compelling panels, which featured exectives from companies including Facebook, Google, and a number of venture capital firms. We were also lucky enough to have the chace to sit down and talk with T. Boone Pickens, which we've included in video below. During a panel titled "Founders of Silicon Valley Venture Capital", which included Reid Dennis (Institutional Venture Partners), Bill Draper (Draper Richards L.P.), Pitch Johnson (Asset Management Company), and Ann Winblad (Hummer Winblad), the attitude reflected the global nature of the conference, highlighting the growing opportunities abroad. A number of large VC funds originally based in Silicon Valley have opened up international branches, and local organizations are growing as well. The panel noted that while we may see reductions of up to 40-50% in the number of VC funds in the United States, international funds will help offset this loss.

AM I Diversified:
Intuitive Surgical Inc. ( ISRG), Precision Castparts Corp. ( PCP), Google Inc. ( GOOG), Cisco Systems Inc. ( CSCO) and The Procter & Gamble Company ( PG). Cramer said "hallelujah" and that he would buy every one of these stocks. Ford Motor Company ( F), Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. ( HOV), Celgene Corporation ( CELG), E TRADE Financial Corporation ( ETFC) and ValueClick Inc. ( VCLK). This portfolio was called "perfectly diversified." The caller is in the house of pain though so keep CELG and VCLK and sell the others. JPMorgan Chase & Co. ( JPM), Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ), Exxon Mobile Corporation ( XOM), Altria Group Inc. ( MO) and Caterpillar Inc. ( CAT). This was called a "picture perfect" portfolio. Yamana Gold Inc. ( AUY), BPZ Resources Inc. ( BZP), Triple-S Management Corp. ( GTS), Intel Corporation ( INTC) and NightHawk Radiology Holdings Inc. ( NHWK). This portfolio was saluted as diversified.
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Mad Mail:
A mailer asked about CEO Jim Bernhard from The Shaw Group Inc. ( SGR). The CEO has been selling off millions and he was looking at a long term investment here with a pull back and it has pulled back, so he asked what an entry strategy may be good here? Cramer told us that their are times that a stock goes up so much there will be profit taking. He was mocked for recommending Foster-Wheeler Copper & Gold Inc. ( FCX) but since the CEO was selling stock it is up 100 points.