Cramer's Lightning Round: Starbucks is a buy
Solid Power: "Take a little off the table because that thing has just been a horse."
Enovix: "We have a glut of oil. I'm worried about that. ENVX is another stock that is just up way too much...We're not going to buy that stock."
General Mills: "...I am on the camp which says you can buy it because of the dividend, but not because the earnings. That's a tough one."
Starbucks: "I would tell them to buy some now, the stock is down. That is the way to go. [buy, buy, buy]."
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