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Cramer's Lightning Round: 'I'm going to have to take a pass on' Fluence

Cramer's Lightning Round: 'I'm going to have to take a pass on' Fluence

CNBC15-07-2025
Fluence: "It's losing a lot of money, it's down 50%. I'm going to have to take a pass on that name."
GE Vernova: "At this point, we're going to wait for GE Vernova to come in."
Nebius: "CoreWeave. Just buy CoreWeave, don't deviate."
Taiwan Semiconductor: "...I would rather just see what they report at this point."
Quantum Computing: "It's a money-losing company, and if we get rid of the fervor for the moment about quantum, you'll be buying that $17 stock at $7. And that's what I worry about the most."
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