MORNING UPDATE: Man Securities Inc. issues alerts for F, BLS, SGP, MER, and FCS
January 25 2005 - 9:42AM
PR Newswire (US)
MORNING UPDATE: Man Securities Inc. issues alerts for F, BLS, SGP,
MER, and FCS CHICAGO, Jan. 25 /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 F, BLS, SGP, MER, and FCS, Market
Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day.
QUOTE OF THE DAY "I am comfortable with our gradual monetary policy
adjustments -- at least for now." -- Jack Guynn, President, Atlanta
Federal Reserve Bank. New PriceWatch Alerts for F, BLS, SGP, MER,
and FCS... PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS
----------- -- Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) Last Price 13.07 - JUN 12.50
CALL OPTION@ $1.25 -> 5.8 % Return assigned* -- BellSouth Corp.
(NYSE:BLS) Last Price 26.56 - JUL 27.50 CALL OPTION@ $0.90 ->
7.2 % Return assigned* -- Schering-Plough Corp. (NYSE:SGP) Last
Price 20.03 - MAR 20.00 CALL OPTION@ $0.90 -> 4.5 % Return
assigned* -- Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (NYSE:MER) Last Price
56.80 - JUL 55.00 CALL OPTION@ $4.30 -> 4.8 % Return assigned*
-- Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. (NYSE:FCS) Last Price
12.98 - MAR 12.50 CALL OPTION@ $1.15 -> 5.7 % Return assigned* *
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buy or sell any security. NEWS LEADERS AND LAGGARDS So far today,
AirTran Holdings, Inc., Schlumberger Ltd., and EMC Corp. lead the
list of companies with the most news stories while Finisar Corp.
and Integrated Silicon Solution Inc. are showing a spike in news.
Schlumberger Ltd., The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., and Health
Management Associates Inc. have the highest srtIndex scores to top
the list of companies with positive news while Lattice
Semiconductor Corp. and Cell Genesys Inc. lead the list of
companies with negative news reports. Fairchild Semiconductor Corp.
has popped up with a high positive news sraIndex score. For the
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Overseas markets are looking very strong this morning as 13 of the
15 markets that we track are currently higher with the cumulative
average return standing at plus 0.368 percent. Strong earnings last
night and very oversold conditions are contributing to the bounce.
As for today, earnings continue to pour in fast and furious. A few
of the major highlights before the bell are Merrill Lynch, Johnson
& Johnson and Merck. Then after the bell we have Electronic
Arts and Texas Instruments. At 10:00 a.m., there are two major
economic reports due out. First, the consumer confidence index in
January should come in at 101.3, below last period's 102.3. Then
December existing home sales should make it to 6.80 million, below
last period's 6.94 million. Be prepared for the investing week
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OPPORTUNITIES With 152 companies due to release fourth quarter
earnings reports this week, it's a busy time for Wall Street. But
with reports stating that corporate earnings are set to fall
slightly, and business spending growth consequently slowing from
the third quarter's 13% clip to a more modest 8% during the fourth,
as well as the Iraq elections also looming, it's an uncertain
market climate for investors. A report from Huron Consulting Group
says the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is causing a greater number of
companies to revise their earnings reports. In fact, restatements
soared 28% in 2004, from 323 to 414. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
basically aims to tighten corporate financial reporting following
scandals like Enron and WorldCom and other accounting
discrepancies. And the increased number of restatements seems to
suggest it's working. January 28 will see the Commerce Department
release its preliminary estimate of fourth quarter GDP growth - a
figure that could show a healthy 3.6% expansion. If so, it would
make 2004 the best year for economic growth since 1999. But since
this news is probably already priced into the market, it won't have
much effect on stocks. This leaves the market inching along in
trepidation of this weekend's Iraq elections - particularly given
al-Qaeda operative Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's ominous warning of fresh
attacks on coalition forces. It's also no surprise to see oil
prices taking their toll on consumers. Crude prices climbed to
US$49 per barrel Monday, just as the latest Lundberg Survey said
gasoline prices rose 5 cents per gallon over the past two weeks.
The average national price per gallon now sits at US$1.85 - not
particularly cheap, but not really panic-worthy either. The rise
was the first in about three months, following a 25-cent decline
from levels over US$2 since mid October. Receive incisive
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7:45 a.m.: ICSC-UBS Store Sales Index for week ended January 22
(last minus 0.9 percent) 8:55 a.m.: Redbook Retail Sales Index for
week ended January 22 (last plus 1.2 percent) 10:00 a.m.: January
Richmond Fed Mfg Index 10:00 a.m.: January Conference Board
Consumer Confidence Index (last 102.3) 10:00 a.m.: December
Existing Home Sales (last plus 2.7 percent) 12:30 p.m.: Kansas City
Fed Pres Hoenig speaks on monetary policy and the economy before
the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce 6:30 p.m.: ABC/Washington
Post Consumer Confidence Index for week ended January 22 (last
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