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MORNING UPDATE: Man Securities Inc. issues alerts for SBC, EK, LLY, UPS, and NCRX CHICAGO, Jan. 27 /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 SBC, EK, LLY, UPS, and NCRX, Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. QUOTE OF THE DAY "With monetary policy still highly accommodative and the economy approaching full employment, the Fed will continue its campaign of returning interest rates to historic norms. The Fed is taking its foot off the accelerator, without hitting the brakes." -- Richard DeKaser, chairman, American Bankers Association. New PriceWatch Alerts for SBC, EK, LLY, UPS, and NCRX... PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS ----------- -- SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC) Last Price 24.58 - JUL 25.00 CALL OPTION@ $0.80 -> 5.1 % Return assigned* -- Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE:EK) Last Price 31.66 - APR 32.50 CALL OPTION@ $1.20 -> 6.7 % Return assigned* -- Lilly (Eli) and Co. (NYSE:LLY) Last Price 55.50 - APR 55.00 CALL OPTION@ $3.10 -> 5.0 % Return assigned* -- United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE:UPS) Last Price 75.50 - JUL 75.00 CALL OPTION@ $3.70 -> 4.5 % Return assigned* -- NeighborCare Inc. (NASDAQ:NCRX) Last Price 27.72 - FEB 27.50 CALL OPTION@ $1.85 -> 6.3 % 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, AngloGold, Ashanti Ltd., Nokia, and Amgen Inc. lead the list of companies with the most news stories while Adaptec Inc. and Sonus Pharmaceuticals Inc. are showing a spike in news. First Data Corp., Nokia, and Dow Chemical Co. have the highest srtIndex scores to top the list of companies with positive news while RealNetworks Inc. and Sierra Wireless Inc. lead the list of companies with negative news reports. Motorola 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 pretty much mixed as 7 of the 15 markets that we track are currently higher with the average cumulative return standing at positive 0.149 percent. European markets are lower thanks to some weak earnings and higher oil. It's another busy day of earnings announcements today, with the major names reporting before the bell. On the economic front, at 8:30 a.m. the weekly initial jobless claims should come in at 330,000, above the prior 319,000. The U.S. Dollar Index tumbled 0.69 points, closing right at its 10 day moving average. Not surprisingly, the old greenback fell versus every currency that we track. The weakness can be attributed in one word -- "China." Next week the Group of Seven (G7) is going to meet and China is looking at discussing floating its currency, the Yuan, versus the dollar. Currently the Yuan is pegged to the dollar. President Bush encouraged China on Wednesday to move toward a more flexible currency policy. It's beginning to get exciting in the currency pits and the next few weeks could provide a good deal of movement due to global events. 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 With a December slowdown in US existing home sales, some economists and commentators took the news at face value and again boldly declared an end to the housing market boom. Such negative predictions have appeared numerous times over the past three years or so - and always seem to be premature. Figures from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) did indeed show that existing home sales slowed by 3.3% in December, compared with November, as buying slumped 7.2% in the West and 4.2% in the South. But those like the financial commentators and investment experts at the Baltimore-based 247Profits Group received some extra fuel for their argument that states the housing boom is still alive and well, with the news that existing home sales remarkably notched up the fourth straight record year. Sales hit 6.68 million units over the 6.1 million posted in 2003 - a 9.5% gain. New home sales are also expected to have set a record in 2004. The figure is due out before the end of January. The NAR expects 2005 to be another solid year, with sales expected to rise to the second-highest on record. Much of the reason for that emanates from 30-year mortgage rates around 5.7% - below the 6% that economists consider a historically low rate, and well under the 7% mark seen by many as the level that could put a strain on home sales. NAR estimates call for rates to reach 6.5% by the end of the year. But with rising sales come rising prices. The substantial 8% jump last year meant the average price of a US home stood at US$184,100 - the biggest annual climb since 1980. 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.: December Durable Goods (last plus 1.4 percent) 8:30 a.m.: Initial Jobless Claims for week ended January 22 (last minus 48,000) 10:00 a.m.: DJ-BTM Business Barometer for week ended January 15 (last minus 1.0 percent) 10:00 a.m.: January Conference Board Help-Wanted Index 12:00 p.m.: December Chicago Fed Midwest Mfg Index (last minus 0.3 percent) 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. 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