MORNING UPDATE: Mankus-Lavelle Group Issues Alerts for MWD, NSM,
A, CCU, and ACE
CHICAGO, April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Mankus-Lavelle Group issues the following
Morning Update at 8:30 AM EST with new PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks.
Before the open... PriceWatch Alerts for MWD, NSM, A, CCU, and ACE, Market
Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day.
QUOTE OF THE DAY "It's hard to say where that line in the sand is, that level for oil prices
where the market will seriously sell off." -- Scott Wren, equity strategist, A.G. Edwards & Sons.
New PriceWatch Alerts for MWD, NSM, A, CCU, and ACE...
PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS
-- Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. (NYSE:MWD)
Last Price 58.30 - JUL 55.00 CALL OPTION@ $5.40 -> 4.0 % Return
assigned*
-- National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:NSM)
Last Price 20.06 - MAY 20.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.05 -> 5.2 % Return
assigned*
-- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A)
Last Price 21.41 - AUG 20.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.65 -> 6.6 % Return
assigned*
-- Clear Channel Communications Inc. (NYSE:CCU)
Last Price 34.54 - MAY 35.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.00 -> 4.4 % Return
assigned*
-- Ace Ltd. (NYSE:ACE)
Last Price 41.25 - MAY 40.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.80 -> 4.0 % Return
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NEWS LEADERS AND LAGGARDS So far today, American Greetings Corp., Safeway Inc., and Napster Inc. lead the
list of companies with the most news stories while Corn Products International
Inc. and Imax Corp. are showing a spike in news. Google Inc., Advanced Micro
Devices Inc., and Panera Bread Co. have the highest srtIndex scores to top the
list of companies with positive news while ValueClick Inc. and RSA Security
Inc. lead the list of companies with negative news reports. Microsoft Corp. has
popped up with a high positive news sraIndex score.
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http://www.wallstreetsecretsplus.com/go/freemu/ MARKET OVERVIEW Trading overseas has improved greatly from this time yesterday, as 11 of the 15
markets that we follow are in positive territory. The cumulative average
return on the group currently stands at a positive 0.384 percent as of 8:05
a.m. Eastern Time.
The May contract on sweet crude oil slipped 26 cents lower during Monday's
regular trading session. Supply concerns eased slightly as OPEC is reportedly
considering a 500,000-barrel-per-day increase in production. A decision from
the crude cartel is expected in two weeks. Also easing concerns in the oil
pits is the expected rise in crude supplies for this week's Department of
Energy and American Petroleum releases.
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http://www.investorsobserver.com/freemo DYNAMIC MARKET OPPORTUNITIES Two different quarters with two very different endings. The US economy
experienced the proverbial "mixed bag" of fortunes from the end of the fourth
quarter 2004 and end of the first quarter 2005. First, the Commerce Department
released its third and final report on fourth quarter GDP -- a report that
showed the US economy turning in a stout performance during the last three
months of 2004. Expansion hit a 3.8% annual pace, unchanged from the
Department's previous estimate one month ago. And despite the fact that Wall
Street's analysts called for a 4% rate, it doesn't disguise the fact that the
economy still finished the year strongly. For 2004 overall, the economy
expanded 4.4% -- the best since the 4.5% growth posted in 1999. In few areas
was that more evident that in the corporate world, where profits climbed 12.5%
during the quarter. That followed a dismal, hurricane-affected third quarter
when profits dropped 4.2%, and was the best performance since the remarkable
18.9% surge posted in Q4 2001 (even more impressive, given that it was during
the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks). The Blue Chip Economic
Indicators survey offers guidance on 2005, with the group projecting a 3.7% GDP
growth rate this year, with 3.4% expansion to follow in 2006. Alternatively,
the March job report paints a murkier picture. American employers added just
110,000 new jobs during the month -- the slowest since July 2004. It was also
half what economists had expected and, with February's figure being revised
down 19,000 to 243,000, led to renewed concerns about the sustainability of the
current spell of economic growth. Job growth of around 200,000 positions per
month is needed to keep pace with population growth and maintain job market
stability. However, the number of Americans without a job dwindled to 7.7
million, sending the jobless rate down to 5.2%.
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7:45 a.m. April 2 ICSC Store Sales Index (previous: -1.0%)
8:55 a.m. April 2 Redbook Retail Sales Index (previous: -0.7%)
10:00 a.m. March Challenger Layoffs Survey (previous: +17%)
12:00 p.m. Feb. Chicago Fed Midwest Mfg Index (previous: unchanged)
1:50 p.m. Fed. Chairman Greenspan speaks on energy via satellite to the
National Petrochemical and Refiners Association Conference in
San Antonio, Texas
5:00 p.m. April 2 ABC/Washington Post Consumer Confidence Index
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