FCS Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (MM)

MORNING UPDATE: brokersXpress, LLC issues alerts for GE, GENZ, FCS, CBH, and RMBS CHICAGO, July 15 /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 GE, GENZ, FCS, CBH, and RMBS, Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. QUOTE OF THE DAY "You have the perfect economic picture here -- strong spending with low inflation." -- Elisabeth Denison, economist, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein New PriceWatch Alerts for GE, GENZ, FCS, CBH, and RMBS... PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS ----------- -- General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE) Last Price 35.63 - JAN 35.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.05 -> 4.2 % Return assigned* -- Genzyme Corp. (NASDAQ:GENZ) Last Price 65.30 - AUG 65.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.90 -> 4.2 % Return assigned* -- Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. (NYSE:FCS) Last Price 16.15 - NOV 15.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.05 -> 6.4 % Return assigned* -- Commerce Bancorp Inc. (NYSE:CBH) Last Price 32.16 - SEP 32.50 CALL OPTION@ $1.20 -> 5.0 % Return assigned* -- Rambus Inc (NASDAQ:RMBS) Last Price 14.64 - AUG 15.00 CALL OPTION@ $0.70 -> 7.6 % 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) ** FREE Access to the Market Intelligence Center where you will find the news, insight and intelligence that can make a difference in the way you invest, go to: http://www.investorsobserver.com/FreeMIC 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, First Data Corp, National City Corp, and GlaxoSmithKline lead the list of companies with the most news stories while Kroger Co and JB Hunt Transport Services are showing a spike in news. General Electric, Safeway, and Walgreen Co have the highest srtIndex scores to top the list of companies with positive news while Investors Financial Services and Pep Boys lead the list of companies with negative news reports. Citigroup 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 displaying a mixed picture this morning as only 8 out of 15 markets that we track are looking strong. Though the Nikkei dipped into the red before the holiday, the Hang Seng is up by 0.08%. The FTSE has headed lower after making 39-month highs yesterday. However, lower crude oil prices are offering much needed relief to fuel dependant companies like British Airways. The August contract on sweet crude oil plunged 3.68 percent in trading yesterday as traders showed their relief that Hurricane Emily's projected westward path across the Caribbean is likely to track to the south of oil and natural-gas production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract finished the session below its 10-day and 20-day moving averages for the first time since June 30. 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 The Ifo Institute, one of Germany's leading economic groups, just sliced its economic growth forecast for this year from the 1.2% figure it projected back in December to just 0.8%. It reserved the 1.2% number for next year instead, saying that this year's lack of growth is largely due to a lack of investment. In addition, factory orders and exports are declining, while unemployment continues to hover close to postwar highs. However, one of Germany's other six leading economic institutes, HWWI, boldly predicts a doubling of economic growth next year after the country holds early elections in September. Current polls suggest that, with a 15% lead, Angela Merkel's opposition Christian Democratic Union Party will easily force current Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his Social Democratic Party out of office in the elections. This isn't surprising, considering Schroeder has seen his approval rating consistently sink following his failed pledge to reduce unemployment - a factor that has led to desperately weak consumer spending. The HWWI believes that a new government would inject the German economy with fresh impetus and lead to a spell of heightened domestic spending. But it warns that "painfully high" oil prices pose a threat to any kind of GDP growth forecast. That makes it vital that export growth, which has so far propped up the economy admirably, adheres to its projection of 4.5% this year and 4.8% in 2006. On a related Eurozone theme, HSBC just released a report, stating that some countries might find it more beneficial to abandon the single currency and revert back to their original tender. The bank cites increasing strain caused by a "one-size fits-all" monetary policy from the ECB on countries like Germany, Italy and Holland. Having control of its interest rate policy would undoubtedly help Germany, while other countries might benefit from having their debt in their own currency, not the euro. 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