CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Inc

MORNING UPDATE: Man Securities Inc. Issues Alerts for RIMM, TIVO, CHKP, TOY, and GS CHICAGO, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Man Securities issues the following Morning Update at 8:30 AM EST with new PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020214/MANSECLOGO ) Before the open... PriceWatch Alerts for RIMM, TIVO, CHKP, TOY, and GS, Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. QUOTE OF THE DAY "We believe that energy prices will remain at much higher levels than the market currently expects." -- Rob Lutts, chief investment officer, Cabot Money Management New PriceWatch Alerts for RIMM, TIVO, CHKP, TOY, and GS... PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS -- Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ:RIMM) Last Price 67.09 - APR 65.00 CALL OPTION@ $6.00 -> 6.4 % Return assigned* -- TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ:TIVO) Last Price 6.70 - MAY 5.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.90 -> 4.2 % Return assigned* -- Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) Last Price 21.08 - JUL 20.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.30 -> 6.5 % Return assigned* -- Toys R Us, Inc. (NYSE:TOY) Last Price 24.09 - JUN 25.00 CALL OPTION@ $0.65 -> 6.7 % Return assigned* -- Goldman Sachs Group (The) (NYSE:GS) Last Price 110.54 - JUL 110.00 CALL OPTION@ $5.60 -> 4.8 % Return assigned* * To learn more about how to use these alerts and for our FREE report, "The 18 Warning Signs That Tell You When To Dump A Stock ", go to: http://www.investorsobserver.com/mu18 (Note: You may need to copy the link above into your browser then press the [ENTER] key) ** For the FREE report, "Is Your Investment Portfolio Disaster Proof? - Insights, Stocks, And Strategies." go to: http://www.investorsobserver.com/FREEDP NOTE: All stocks and options shown are examples only. These are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. NEWS LEADERS AND LAGGARDS So far today, General Motors Corp., Tribune Co., and Research In Motion Ltd. lead the list of companies with the most news stories while Shopping.com Ltd. and Akamai Technologies Inc. are showing a spike in news. Toys R Us, Inc., Campbell Soup Co., and Apple Computer Inc. have the highest srtIndex scores to top the list of companies with positive news while MicroStrategy Inc. and Albertson's Inc. lead the list of companies with negative news reports. Michaels Stores Inc. has popped up with a high positive news sraIndex score. For the FREE article titled, "Earnings Season Decoded - An Essential 15 Point Checklist For Finding Winning Stocks." go to: http://www.wallstreetsecretsplus.com/go/freemu/ MARKET OVERVIEW Overseas markets are looking strong, as 4 of the 15 that we track are currently higher with the cumulative average return standing at negative 0.368 percent. The dollar has slipped in Asia but has stayed in its relatively narrow range ahead of the U.S. current account data later today. In Japan, the country's Cabinet Office revised its index of coincident economic indicators up to 90.0 percent for January. The reading for the month, released last week, stood at 88.9 percent. Today we will find out about crude oil inventories from the Energy Department and the American Petroleum Institute. The Street expects an increase of 1-2 million barrels in crude, a drop of 1-2 million barrels in distillates, and a smaller drop of 500,000 - 1.5 million barrels in gasoline inventories. Some pressure is being put on black gold by the cold weather, which is expected to last for another two weeks Be prepared for the investing week ahead with Bernie Schaeffer's FREE Monday Morning Outlook. For more details and to sign up, go to: http://www.investorsobserver.com/freemo DYNAMIC MARKET OPPORTUNITIES A new survey from research firm Manpower Inc. shows that US employers are set to boost the pace of hiring during the second quarter at the same pace as the first. While that's positive news, it's only slightly higher than during Q2 2004, with 30% of the 16,000 employers questioned saying that they plan to recruit additional staff. While that doesn't represent explosive growth from a year ago, just 7% said they would reduce payrolls. Moreover, job growth improved in all four US regions, with the increases spread across all ten sub sectors of the survey. The solid job growth, coupled with rising property prices and a relatively robust stock market is driving personal wealth higher. According to the Federal Reserve's latest quarterly "Flow of Funds" report, net US household wealth rose by US$2 trillion during the fourth quarter of 2004 to a record US$48.5 trillion. Impressively, the figure set a new record in each quarter of 2004. There's a reasonable chance consumers will be able to retain more of that wealth, too, since the Fed also revealed that fourth quarter household debt grew 9.4%, compared with an 11.5% expansion during the third quarter. However, full-year debt rose by 11%, versus 10% in 2003. Besides the US report, Manpower released data from 20 other countries, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, China and Mexico -- a total of 40,000 companies. And the results show an upbeat employment outlook in 18 of them. Germany was one of only two countries (with the Netherlands) to report negative growth, which is no surprise considering its 12.6% unemployment rate is the highest since World War II. The strength of the euro was cited as a big reason for the job market woes in both nations. Receive incisive economic/market commentary, profitable advice and access to a network of leading investment exports. Simply follow this link: http://www.investorsobserver.com/agora2 TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR 8.30 a.m.: February Housing Starts 9.15 a.m.: February Industrial Production 9.15 a.m.: February Capacity Utilization Actively track stocks with Quote.com's QCharts and get the real time quotes and streaming technical charts you need to keep up with the market. For your free 30-day trial go to: http://www.investorsobserver.com/MUQuote1 Man Securities Inc. is one of the world's leading option order execution firms. Man's in-house broker team offers a level of personal service and experience unavailable from no-frills discount brokers. To improve your understanding of option pricing get Man's FREE Margin/Option Wizard software at: http://www.investorsobserver.com/mancd. Member CBOE/NASD/SPIC. CRD# 6731 This Morning Update was prepared with data and information provided by: InvestorsObserver.com - Better Strategies for Making Money -> For Investors With a Sense of Humor. 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