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MORNING UPDATE: Man Securities Inc. Issues Alerts for NOK, GTW, MGAM, PG, and JBLU CHICAGO, Jan. 28 /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 NOK, GTW, MGAM, PG, and JBLU, Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. QUOTE OF THE DAY "The PC environment is actually quite healthy." -- John Connors, Chief Financial Officer, Microsoft New PriceWatch Alerts for NOK, GTW, MGAM, PG, and JBLU... PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS -- Nokia Corp. ADR (NYSE:NOK) Last Price 15.22 - APR 15.00 CALL OPTION@ $0.80 -> 4.0 % Return assigned* -- Gateway Inc. (NYSE:GTW) Last Price 5.00 - JUN 5.00 CALL OPTION@ $0.75 -> 17.6 % Return assigned* -- Multimedia Games Inc. (NASDAQ:MGAM) Last Price 9.04 - APR 7.50 CALL OPTION@ $1.85 -> 4.3 % Return assigned* -- Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG) Last Price 55.32 - JUL 55.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.50 -> 4.1 % Return assigned* -- JetBlue Airways Corp. (NASDAQ:JBLU) Last Price 19.94 - FEB 20.00 CALL OPTION@ $0.75 -> 4.2 % 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, Microsoft Corp., Procter & Gamble Co., and Gillette Co. lead the list of companies with the most news stories. News of the merger between Procter & Gamble Co. and Gillette Co. leads the list of positive stories. Sunoco Inc. leads the list of companies with negative news on reports of lowered earnings. First Albany downgraded Guidant Corp. from Buy to Neutral but raised their price target to $76 from $69. Clorox was also downgraded this morning. 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 mixed in trading this morning with eight out of the 15 indices that we track currently in positive territory. In Europe, the London FTSE is down 0.04 percent while the Frankfurt DAX is up 0.24 percent. In Asia, the Japanese Nikkei finished the session down 0.18 percent while the Hong Kong Hang Seng gained 0.15 percent. The preliminary estimate for fourth-quarter gross domestic product was reported today at a growth rate of 3.1 percent. This falls short of the consensus of economists' estimates of 3.6 percent growth. The U.S. Dollar Index gained 0.13 points during U.S. trading yesterday. The dollar showed little net change amid mixed economic data as the currency markets mulled over speculation regarding Asian currency policy. Next week's meeting of global financial leaders may give more insight into what types of policies other world powers will be implementing regarding their currencies. A close eye is being kept on China, in particular, due to speculation that the Yuan will soon be allowed to float more freely against the dollar. President Bush supports such a move, indicating that he believes it will help reduce the U.S. trade deficit 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 For all the debate about how the high US deficits and sinking dollar are deterring foreign investors, new research from Swiss bank UBS paints a different picture. According to its six-month moving average of money flows between the US and Europe, net European flows into US equities have turned positive for the first time since the September 11 terrorist attacks. This is interesting, given that recent pressure on the dollar has seen it hit record lows against the euro. But it appears the twin combination of bargain-hunting in US equities, coupled with fresh optimism over US economic growth (particularly compared to the poor state of European growth) has convinced investors to return to US investments. In addition, December saw the S&P500 index hit its highest level since August 2001. But US Treasury data show Americans going one step better. Figures from November show that while foreign purchases of US investments totaled an extremely strong US$14.5 billion - the highest since May 2001 - US investors gobbled up US$16.1 billion worth of overseas investments - the highest monthly outflow since 1977. So it seems that even if foreigners aren't yet too deterred by the falling dollar, some Americans are! The question is: can continued strong inflows to US investments prop up the dollar and save it from further distress? Elsewhere, the corporate world was abuzz with news Thursday morning that SBC Communications could be about to acquire AT&T for around US$15 billion. Ironically, AT&T used to be the parent company of SBC until its business turned south. In 2004 alone, AT&T wrote down US$11.4 billion in assets and laid off 14,000 employees. Although talks are still at a very early stage and a price hasn't even been agreed, a completed deal could be worth a premium of 9% to AT&T's current value, according to the New York Times. 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.: GDP (last plus 3.6 percent) 8:30 a.m.: Employment Cost Index (last plus 0.8 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. 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. CRD# 6731 This Morning Update was prepared with data and information provided by: InvestorsObserver.com - Better Strategies for Making Money -> For Investors With a Sense of Humor. Only $1 for your first month plus seven free bonuses worth over $420, see: http://www.investorsobserver.com/must 247profits.com: You'll get exclusive financial commentary, access to a global network of experts and undiscovered stock alerts. 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