MORNING UPDATE: Mankus-Lavelle Group issues alerts for NXTL, AFL, SWKS, AGN, and ABX
April 28 2005 - 10:31AM
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MORNING UPDATE: Mankus-Lavelle Group issues alerts for NXTL, AFL,
SWKS, AGN, and ABX CHICAGO, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Mankus-Lavelle
Group issues the following Morning Update at 8:30 AM EDT with new
PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks. Before the open... PriceWatch
Alerts for NXTL, AFL, SWKS, AGN, and ABX, Market Overview, Today's
Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. QUOTE OF THE DAY "U.S.
consumer spending is too high and U.S. savings are too low." --
Richard Franulovich, senior currency strategist, WestPac Banking
Corp. New PriceWatch Alerts for NXTL, AFL, SWKS, AGN, and ABX...
PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS ----------- --
NEXTEL Communications. Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTL) Last Price 28.99 - AUG
27.50 CALL OPTION@ $2.70 -> 4.6 % Return assigned* -- AFLAC Inc.
(NYSE:AFL) Last Price 39.63 - AUG 40.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.55 ->
5.0 % Return assigned* -- SkyWorks Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS)
Last Price 5.28 - AUG 5.00 CALL OPTION@ $0.70 -> 9.2 % Return
assigned* -- Allergan Inc. (NYSE:AGN) Last Price 70.32 - OCT 65.00
CALL OPTION@ $8.20 -> 4.6 % Return assigned* -- Barrick Gold
Corp. (NYSE:ABX) Last Price 21.89 - OCT 20.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.75
-> 4.5 % Return assigned* * To learn more about how to use these
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buy or sell any security. NEWS LEADERS AND LAGGARDS So far today,
Procter & Gamble Co., Aetna Inc., and Black & Decker Corp.
lead the list of companies with the most news stories while Hanover
Compressor and Hercules Inc. are showing a spike in news. Starwood
Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., Dow Chemical Co., and Alcatel
have the highest srtIndex scores to top the list of companies with
positive news while Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and Beazer Homes
USA Inc. lead the list of companies with negative news reports.
Starbucks Corp. has popped up with a high positive news sraIndex
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Spanning the globe, Asian indexes were mixed today, as oil
producing companies were hit hard by the drop in crude futures. The
morning saw a sharp drop after data showed that Japanese industrial
data fell short of previous forecasts. Japan's Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry kicked the morning off by announcing that
Japanese industrial production fell 0.3 percent in March from
February. Despite this disappointing data, the industrial output
was up 1.7 percent in the January-March quarter from the previous
quarter, this was the first rise in the past three quarters. The
Nikkei 225 Average scratched ahead by 0.03 percent, reclaiming the
11,000 level to finish at 11,008.90. In Europe, shares moved
higher, breaking two straight declining sessions, thanks to a lift
from crude oil prices. The day was dominated by news from the
telecom, drug, and chemical sectors. U.S. stock futures have
drifted lower this morning as the markets are getting ready for the
first estimate of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), released at
8:30 a.m. Eastern time. Analysts believe that the pace of growth
will decline after yesterday's larger-than-expected drop in durable
goods orders. The consensus estimate is for 3.5 percent GDP growth,
with some forecasts coming in closer to three percent. Be prepared
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OPPORTUNITIES If a study from the National Association of Colleges
and Employers (NACE) holds true, more graduates will be smiling in
2005. According to the group's research, US employers plan to boost
their hiring of college grads by over 13% this year. That would
mark the second straight year in which the figure has risen, and
would be the best annual growth since 2001. While that wouldn't be
close to the level of hiring that occurred during the heady days of
the dotcom bubble, the good news is that there appears to be a
number of positions available across the board. Students graduating
with English degrees or other arts subjects are enjoying success,
as well as biology and history majors. The computer programming,
teaching and nursing fields are also plucking more
freshly-graduated college kids. Elsewhere, the Russian economy
slowed during the first quarter - but not by much. Following
excellent 7.4% expansion in Q1 2004, the economy maintained its
solid performance, chalking up 4.9% growth during the first
quarter. The growth came late, thanks to a 5.1% surge in March
alone, compared with March 2004. Following 7.1% GDP growth in 2004,
the Ministry of Economic Development expects 6.5% this year. Solid
economic growth is also imminent for Brazil and Mexico this year,
according to the International Monetary Fund. Thanks to burgeoning
markets both at home and abroad, the IMF raised Brazil's GDP growth
from 3.2% to 3.7%, and Mexico's expansion to 3.5% following a rate
of 3.3% last year. With stronger growth to come, the IMF then
called on the region to cash in by reducing debt levels. Read more
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A.M. 1Q Advance GDP (+3.8%) 8:30 A.M. April 23 Initial Jobless
Claims (-36K) 9:00 A.M. Kansas City Fed President Hoenig speaks at
an Entrepreneurs' Exchange economic forum in Kansas City 10:00 A.M.
March Conference Board Help-Wanted Index (unchanged) 10:00 A.M.
April 16 DJ-BTM Business Barometer (+0.5%) 4:30 P.M. April 23 Money
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