Cramer's Lightning Round: Dover is a buy
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals: "It doesn't make any money...I just don't know if it has the horses."
Snowflake: "Ramaswamy...The guy is cerebral, and he's got a real good closing sense, and man, does he ever have momentum."
Dover: "...Buy Dover right now."
Fluor: "Fluor's always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
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