MORNING UPDATE: brokersXpress, LLC issues alerts for AAPL, QLTI,
ADBE, GILD, and PLMO
CHICAGO, May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- brokersXpress, LLC issues the following
Morning Update at 8:30 AM EDT with new PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks.
Before the open... PriceWatch Alerts for AAPL, QLTI, ADBE, GILD, and PLMO,
Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"The fact that you didn't get a gleaning that the Fed is close to finished
raising rates is pressuring stocks."
-- Jeffrey Saut, chief investment strategist, Raymond James Financial.
New PriceWatch Alerts for AAPL, QLTI, ADBE, GILD, and PLMO...
PRICEWATCH ALERTS -- HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS -----------
-- Apple Computer Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Last Price 39.70 -- OCT 35.00 CALL OPTION@ $7.20 -> 7.7 % Return assigned*
-- QLT Inc. (NASDAQ:QLTI)
Last Price 10.25 -- JUL 10.00 CALL OPTION@ $0.75 -> 5.3 % Return assigned*
-- Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE)
Last Price 32.42 -- OCT 30.00 CALL OPTION@ $4.30 -> 6.7 % Return assigned*
-- Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD)
Last Price 40.31 -- AUG 40.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.55 -> 5.9 % Return assigned*
-- palmOne Inc. (NASDAQ:PLMO)
Last Price 28.84 -- AUG 25.00 CALL OPTION@ $5.20 -> 5.8 % Return assigned* * To learn more about how to use these alerts and for FREE Access to the Market
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NEWS LEADERS AND LAGGARDS So far today, AutoZone Inc., The Sports Authority, and Visteon Corp. lead the
list of companies with the most news stories while Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. and Boston Scientific Corp. are showing a spike in news. Medtronic Inc., Ford
Motor Co., and Oracle Corp. have the highest srtIndex scores to top the list of
companies with positive news while SeaChange International Inc. and Kyphon Inc. lead the list of companies with negative news reports. Computer Sciences Corp. has popped up with a high positive news sraIndex score.
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http://www.wallstreetsecretsplus.com/go/freemu/ MARKET OVERVIEW London's focus has turned to retailers after GUS unveiled plans to sell its 66
percent holding in Burberry group in a special dividend. What's more, the
retail giant added that it will eventually part the Argos Retail Group from
credit agency Experian. The FTSE 100 index dropped 0.2 percent, coming in at
4,973.5. The German DAX 30 index fell 0.1 percent to 4,390 while the French
CAC 40 index also fell 0.1 percent to 4,098. The Nikkei 225 Average
accelerated losses in the afternoon, dropping 1.1 percent to come in at
11,014.43. The Topix of all Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 1.0 percent to close at
1,124.70. Only four of the indexes we monitor have been able to fight their
way into positive territory.
Stock futures have weakened this morning, thanks in part to higher oil prices
and the coming durable goods order data. Yesterday, July crude traded as high
as $49.94 before closing at $49.67 per barrel. This morning the July contract
has added 20 cents to sit at $49.87 per barrel.
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http://www.investorsobserver.com/freemo DYNAMIC MARKET OPPORTUNITIES Against popular opinion of those who believe the bubble will burst
unceremoniously, the American housing sector remains red-hot. Sales of
existing US homes soared 4.5% in April to a rate of 7.18 million amid forecasts
for a flat reading of 6.88 million. The median sales price was up by 15.1%
year-over-year to US$206,000 -- the fastest gain of that type in 25 years.
Even David Lereah, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors
admits that this new record high is "a bit unexpected." "A recent study from
the Center for Economic Policy Research noted that in real terms, house prices
have risen 40% since 1995. This kind of inflation is unsustainable and, more
to the point, unjustified considering the market's fundamentals. However,
mortgage rates remain lower today than economists expected, so the question now
becomes: will mortgage rates continue to hover at the low end of the spectrum
and sustain the buying frenzy? The 247Profits investment group thinks so -- at
least for the foreseeable future. So too does bond star Bill Gross, who
speculated last week that, "a range of 3.75% to 4.5% for 10-year nominal
Treasuries will prevail during most of our secular time frame." That means
between three and five years. Historically, mortgage rates follow treasury
rates very closely.
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8:30 A.M. April Durable Goods
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