AMLN Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (MM)

CHICAGO, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues the following Morning Update at 8:30 AM EST with new PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks. Before the open... PriceWatch Alerts for MFE, MET, CVH, ACI, and AMLN, Market Overview, News Leaders and Laggards, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. For details on these and past Morning Update stocks go to http://www.iotogo.com/MU . QUOTE OF THE DAY "Anchoring inflationary expectations sometimes requires preemptive policy tightening before actual inflation numbers start to rise -- moves that may prove unpopular with the public, but are necessary to keep inflation in check." -- Michael Moskow, President, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank New PriceWatch Alerts MFE, MET, CVH, ACI, and AMLN PRICEWATCH ALERTS -- HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS -- -- McAfee Inc. (NYSE:MFE) Last Price 21.88 - JUN 20.00 CALL OPTION@ $3.20 -> 7.1 % Return assigned* -- MetLife Inc. (NYSE:MET) Last Price 49.20 - SEP 45.00 CALL OPTION@ $6.50 -> 5.4 % Return assigned* -- Coventry Health Care Inc. (NYSE:CVH) Last Price 59.32 - JUL 55.00 CALL OPTION@ $7.60 -> 6.3 % Return assigned* -- Arch Coal Inc. (NYSE:ACI) Last Price 78.80 - APR 75.00 CALL OPTION@ $8.10 -> 6.1 % Return assigned* -- Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:AMLN) Last Price 38.10 - APR 35.00 CALL OPTION@ $5.30 -> 6.7 % 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 Investor's Cheat Sheet - An essential pocket reference guide packed with the strategies, tactics, tips, and rules of thumb for smarter investing. For your FREE Investor's Cheat Sheet, go to: http://www.investorsobserver.com/FreeCSMU . NOTE: All stocks and options shown are examples only. These are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. MARKET OVERVIEW In overseas trading only four of the 15 foreign markets that we track are in positive territory. The cumulative average return is -0.157 percent. The Japan, the Nikkei plunged 181.8 points. The Bank of Korea raised interest rates by a quarter point, and speculation in Tokyo turned to the Bank of Japan's response. In Europe, the French CAC40, the German DAX and the FTSE 100 are all down, but in percentage terms, the losses are so small, they appear as 0.0 in our tables. Strong investment and physical demand for gold picked up after prices fell to a three-week low yesterday. The precious metal gained $14.30 an ounce, or 2.6 percent, to close at $566.10 an ounce after climbing as high as $568.40 an ounce. Other metals were able to follow gold's lead. March silver futures tacked on 22 cents to close at $9.66 an ounce. April platinum finished $18.50 an ounce higher at $1.073.90 an ounce, palladium added $11.70 an ounce to finish at $304.45, and copper added 3.05 cents to close at $2.305 a pound. Natural gas futures dropped more than three percent yesterday, propelling the March contract to its lowest closing level in nearly a year. This drop seems to indicate that most traders are convinced that U.S. inventories of the commodity will continue to run well above normal. Crude prices inched seven cents higher to finish at $62.62 per barrel following yesterday's surprise decrease in supplies. One analyst theorized that prices will "probably stay above $60 for the remainder of the first quarter." March unleaded gasoline finished at $1.5143 a gallon, 3.38 cents lower, and at their lowest point since last June. Get Free Stock Picks from Bernie Schaeffer, 3 time winner of the Wall Street Journal Stock Picking Contest. For your Free Trial go to: http://www.investorsobserver.com/freemo2 . DYNAMIC MARKET OPPORTUNITIES Yesterday, the hotel chain Marriott reported a 25% jump during the fourth quarter, which smashed Wall Street earnings estimates by a full nine cents. Marriott expects to remain strong in 2006 thanks to higher room rates and a surge in business travel, both domestically and abroad. Wedding planning company The Knot also beat earnings expectations, but by a lesser margin of two cents. The company's 2005 net income tripled on a 24% revenue gain, while profits from online advertising jumped 47%. In response, shares raced to a new 52-week high of US$15.29. Among others raising earnings guidance was Best Buy and Aetna. And earlier this week, Cisco reported a rise in earnings, while Pepsi's profits grew by 12%. The proverbial sky is not falling. According to Bloomberg, 66% of the 378 S&P 500 companies that have reported results so far have beaten analysts' estimates. That's up from the 63% that exceeded estimates by the end of January and compares with an average of 59% since 1994. And as earnings season winds down, the Financial Times is sticking by its predictions for the S&P 500 companies to finish with 13.4% growth in earnings per share. That would make it ten straight quarters in which the market has hit double-digit corporate earnings growth. At the recent World Money Show in Orlando, Florida, author Harry Dent remained adamantly bullish. He says the Dow will reach 14,000 and oil prices will decline US$40 per barrel by the end of 2006. In addition, the real estate market is overvalued by 35% and the stock market undervalued by 35%. Anything publicly traded will provide great returns for the next couple of years. The US has been able to harness the three fastest growing markets -- China, India and Russia. China will have US$1 trillion in currency surpluses in about six months, while GDP growth hit 9.8% in 2005. India is growing at 8%, with US$136 billion in foreign reserves, while Russia is swimming in cash and growing at a 7% rate, with US$164 billion in foreign reserves. Read more economic/market/stock analysis from the Taipan Group and 247Profits.com every trading day with the FREE 247Profits Dynamic Market Alert. Featuring: insightful economic commentary from the US and worldwide...profitable investment recommendations...and full access to the leading team of financial experts. Register for free here: http://www.dynamicmarketalert.com/signup/eletterspr.html . NEWS LEADERS AND LAGGARDS So far today, Microsoft, MetLife, and Pfizer lead the list of companies with the most news stories while Internet Initiative Japan and Arch Coal are showing a spike in news. Tribune Company, Boyd Gaming, and Panera Bread have the highest srtIndex scores to top the list of companies with positive news while Coventry Health Care and Expedia lead the list of companies with negative news reports. 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