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MORNING UPDATE: Man Securities Inc. Issues Alerts for AMZN, RHAT, CNET, FOX, and TOM CHICAGO, Feb. 3 /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 AMZN, RHAT, CNET, FOX, and TOM, Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. QUOTE OF THE DAY "If the economy does start to cool off in the second half of the year, the Fed would be able to react on a trial and error basis." -- David Jones, chief economist, DMJ Advisors. New PriceWatch Alerts for AMZN, RHAT, CNET, FOX, and TOM... PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS -- Amazon.Com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Last Price 41.88 - FEB 40.00 CALL OPTION@ $3.40 -> 4.0 % Return assigned* -- Red Hat Inc. (NASDAQ:RHAT) Last Price 11.69 - JUN 12.50 CALL OPTION@ $1.25 -> 19.7 % Return assigned* -- CNET Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNET) Last Price 11.45 - APR 10.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.85 -> 4.2 % Return assigned* -- Fox Entertainment Group Inc. (NYSE:FOX) Last Price 33.88 - JUL 32.50 CALL OPTION@ $2.80 -> 4.6 % Return assigned* -- Tommy Hilfiger Corp. (NYSE:TOM) Last Price 9.89 - MAY 10.00 CALL OPTION@ $0.75 -> 9.4 % 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, Urban Outfitters Inc., Whirlpool Corp., and Autonation Inc. lead the list of companies with the most news stories while Crompton Corp. and Shell Transport & Trading Company Plc. are showing a spike in news. Whirlpool Corp., Claire's Stores Inc., and American Eagle Outfitters Inc. have the highest srtIndex scores to top the list of companies with positive news while ESS Technologies Inc. and CuraGen Corp. lead the list of companies with negative news reports. Tessera Technologies 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 mostly lower in trading this morning with only five out of the 15 markets that we track currently in positive territory. Major European indices are lower with the London FTSE and the Paris CAC down 0.14 percent and 0.23 percent, respectively. In Asia, the Japanese Nikkei fell 0.16 percent while the Hong Kong Hang Seng dropped 0.30 percent. Productivity and jobless claims numbers are due out this morning ahead of tomorrow's employment report. Thus far, earnings numbers have been unable to drive the market higher. Economic reports will have their chance to give equities a boost over the next few days. 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 Investors willing to look outside America to find healthy returns need not necessarily venture to the riskiest emerging markets. New figures show that Southeast Asia -- and particularly Hong Kong -- is still enjoying an outstanding period of economic growth. Much of the city's good financial fortunes emanate from China, whose economy exploded again in 2004, recording exceptional 9.5% GDP growth. That's spilling over into Hong Kong, which is relishing the current boom period and capturing some very strong revenues of its own in the process. Thanks to a huge swell of Chinese tourists to Hong Kong (two million in November alone), growing retail sales, and burgeoning trade, economic growth soared to 7.5% in 2004. And businesses in the city are consequently hiring more workers. From a record 8.7% in July 2003, the jobless rate has decreased rapidly, reaching 6.5% in December. A record 3.3 million are now employed in Hong Kong. Bloomberg reports that a new Disney theme park, scheduled to open in October, will add 11,000 new jobs, while the opening of 36 new hotels by 2008 will also boost employment. The city's tourist board expects total arrivals in 2004 to hit a record 21.4 million. Additionally, the World Tourism Organization (WTO) said Wednesday that it expects global travel to grow 32% to one billion by 2010 -- with Asian nations expected to reap much of the benefit. The news comes as the 42-member WTO met with government ministers in tsunami-ravaged Phuket, Thailand, to discuss ways to boost tourism after the disaster. Many Asian countries are now coupling already attractive destinations with new, higher-quality tourist facilities. Last year alone, tourist arrivals to Southeast Asia jumped 33%. By 2020, the WTO projects global tourist visits to top 1.5 billion per year. 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.: Prelim Non-Farm Productivity (last plus 1.8 percent) 8:30 a.m.: Prelim Unit Labor Costs (last plus 1.8 percent) 8:30 a.m.: Initial Jobless Claims (last plus 7,000) 10:00 a.m.: DJ-BTM Business Barometer (last plus 0.3 percent) 10:00 a.m.: Factory Orders (last plus 1.2 percent) 10:00 a.m.: ISM Non-Mfg Index (last 63.1) 4:30 p.m.: Money Supply To read Louis Navellier's brand new free report with his market outlook for the next few months go to http://www.investorsobserver.com/phillips 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. To improve your understanding of option pricing get Man's FREE "Margin/Option Wizard software at: http://www.investorsobserver.com/mancd. Member CBOE/NASD/SPIC. 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