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MORNING UPDATE: Man Securities Inc. Issues Alerts for ERTS, AXP, LLY, KKD, and ATYT CHICAGO, March 24 /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 ERTS, AXP, LLY, KKD, and ATYT, Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. QUOTE OF THE DAY "Inflation is rising, but the sky isn't falling." -- Oscar Gonzalez, economist, John Hancock Financial Services New PriceWatch Alerts for ERTS, AXP, LLY, KKD, and ATYT... PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS -- Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) Last Price 55.05 - JUN 50.00 CALL OPTION@ $7.00 -> 4.1 % Return assigned* -- American Express Co. (NYSE:AXP) Last Price 50.42 - JUL 50.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.85 -> 5.1 % Return assigned* -- Lilly (Eli) and Co. (NYSE:LLY) Last Price 52.78 - JUL 50.00 CALL OPTION@ $5.40 -> 5.5 % Return assigned* -- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (NYSE:KKD) Last Price 9.15 - MAY 7.50 CALL OPTION@ $2.10 -> 6.4 % Return assigned* -- ATI Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ATYT) Last Price 16.82 - AUG 15.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.80 -> 7.0 % 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, General Electric Co., ATI Technologies Inc., and Computer Sciences Corp. lead the list of companies with the most news stories while Unova, Inc. and Yum! Brands Inc. are showing a spike in news. ConAgra Foods Inc., Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co Inc., and Seagate Technology have the highest srtIndex scores to top the list of companies with positive news while Elan Corp PLC and aQuantive Inc. lead the list of companies with negative news reports. Symbol Technologies, 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 trading higher this morning. As of 7:43 a.m. Eastern Time, 10 of the 15 foreign indices that we follow were in positive territory with a cumulative average return of 0.189 percent. Trading in Asia finished the session mixed, with the Nikkei edging roughly seven points higher while the Hang Seng finished the day down seven points. The May contract on sweet crude oil settled down $2.22 on Wednesday after the Department of Energy (DOE) reported a 4.1-million barrel rise in crude supplies for the latest week. Meanwhile, distillate supplies fell 2.8 million barrels and gasoline supplies decreased 4.1 million barrels. The American Petroleum Institute largely backed these figures, setting forth a gain in crude inventories and a decline in distillate and gasoline inventories. However, an explosion at BP's Texas refinery (the third-largest U.S. refinery) after the close sent crude futures soaring more than one percent higher in after hours trading. Last night's move higher in the oil pits has carried over into this morning, as the May contract was last seen up 63 cents at $54.44 per barrel in pre-market trading. 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 The US Labor Department was back in action Wednesday, reporting the biggest rise in consumer prices in four months -- 0.4% in February -- as higher energy costs took their toll. Exclude energy and food costs and the core rate still climbed 0.3% -- the most since September. On the month, energy prices jumped 2%, and are up 10.4% over the past 12 months. Gasoline prices edged up 3.2% in February, resulting in a worrying 15% gain over the past year. Year-over-year, consumer prices have risen 3%, while the core rate has climbed 2.4% -- the most since August 2002. The Fed's assertion that "pressures on inflation have picked up in recent months, and pricing power is more evident" gives the monetary policy board good reason to continue with its "measured pace" of interest rate increases. A Bloomberg panel of economists forecasts consumer prices to rise a further 2.5% this year. February consumer prices also rose in Canada, climbing 0.4% on the month, and 2.1% from a year earlier, as the country was affected by the same inflationary woes as Americans -- namely energy and gasoline prices. The latter alone jumped 8.5% compared with February 2004. However, unlike their American counterparts, the Bank of Canada isn't yet waging a battle against inflation, as it's trying to stimulate a slowing economy whose export market has suffered from the strong Canadian dollar. Economic growth rolled in at a 1.7% annualized rate during the fourth quarter -- the slowest pace in a decade. In fact, the bank has kept the base interest rate at 2.5% since October 2004, given that inflation is still comfortably around the 2% target rate. 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. Durable Goods Orders 10:00 a.m. DJ-BTM Business Barometer 10:00 a.m. New Home Sales Actively track stocks with Quote.com's QCharts and get the real time quotes and streaming technical charts you need to keep up with the market. For your free 30-day trial go to: http://www.investorsobserver.com/MUQuote1 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 Quote.com QCharts- Real time quotes and streaming technical charts to keep you up with the market. Analyze, predict, and stay ahead. for a Free 30 day trial go to: http://www.investorsobserver.com/MUQuote2 247profits.com: You'll get exclusive financial commentary, access to a global network of experts and undiscovered stock alerts. Register NOW for the FREE 247profits e-Dispatch. Go to: http://www.investorsobserver.com/agora Schaeffer's Investment Research - Sign up for your FREE e-weekly, Monday Morning Outlook, Bernie Schaeffer's look ahead at the markets. Sign Up Now http://www.investorsobserver.com/freemo PowerOptionsPlus - The Best Way To Find, Compare, Analyze, and Make Money On Options Investments. For a 14-Day FREE trial and 5 FREE bonuses go to: http://www.investorsobserver.com/poweropt All stocks and options shown are examples only. These are not recommendations to buy or sell any security and they do not represent in any way a positive or negative outlook for any security. Potential returns do not take into account your trade size, brokerage commissions or taxes which will affect actual investment returns. Stocks and options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors and investing in options carries substantial risk. Prior to buying or selling options, a person must receive a copy of Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options available from Sharon at 800-837-6212 or at http://www.cboe.com/Resources/Intro.asp. Privacy policy available upon request. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020214/MANSECLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Man Securities CONTACT: John Gannon of Man Securities Inc., +1-800-837-6212 Web site: http://www.mansecurities.com/mu.html

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