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MORNING UPDATE: Man Securities Issues Alerts for AMGN, WDC, KRB, VC, and HLIT CHICAGO, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Man Securities issues the following Morning Update at 8:30 AM EDT with new PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020214/MANSECLOGO ) Before the open... PriceWatch Alerts for AMGN, WDC, KRB, VC, and HLIT, Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. QUOTE OF THE DAY "Overall corporate IT spending continued to improve and we expect to see healthy demand through the end of our fiscal year." -- John Connors, chief financial officer, Microsoft Corp. New PriceWatch Alerts for AMGN, WDC, KRB, VC, and HLIT... PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS ----------- -- Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) Last Price 57.14 - OCT 55.00 CALL OPTION@ $5.40 -> 6.3 % Return assigned* -- Western Digital Corp. (NYSE:WDC) Last Price 8.98 - JUL 7.50 CALL OPTION@ $1.85 -> 5.2 % Return assigned* -- MBNA Corp. (NYSE:KRB) Last Price 25.96 - SEP 25.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.40 -> 6.1 % Return assigned* -- Visteon Corp. (NYSE:VC) Last Price 11.45 - SEP 10.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.85 -> 4.2 % Return assigned* -- Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT) Last Price 8.40 - MAY 7.50 CALL OPTION@ $1.20 -> 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, "The Secrets of Smart Election Year Investing - Insights, Stocks, And Strategies." go to: http://www.investorsobserver.com/FREEelection NOTE: All stocks and options shown are examples only. These are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. MARKET OVERVIEW Overseas markets are much improved over this same period compared to yesterday. Currently 14 of the 15 markets that we track are positive with a cumulative average return on the collective standing a plus 0.723 percent. Closing at its highs for the week, the Nikkei added 2.5 percent on the week to accomplish a second weekly close above the 12,000 level over the past three weeks. Growth in the United Kingdom appears to have slowed a bit in the first quarter. The preliminary Gross Domestic Product came in at plus 0.6 percent over the fourth quarter and plus 3.0 percent over the first quarter of 2003. Analysts were looking for plus 0.7 percent and plus 3.1 percent respectively. The fourth quarter finalized figures showed a 0.9 percent rise over the prior quarter and a 2.7 percent year-over-year rate of growth. Despite the Q1 apparent shortfall, it was the best year-over-year performance since the third quarter of 2000 and above the 2.5 percent trend of growth. The week should end on a calm note as the earnings calendar dwindles to a manageable handful and the 8:30 a.m. release of March Durable Goods Orders represents the sum of today's economic data. The Durable goods figure is expected to have slowed a bit to a plus 0.7 percent from February's heated 2.5 percent rise. 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 latest unemployment claims number isn't terrible. But it suggests the job market is still weak, which means an interest rate hike isn't imminent. Over the last month, the 10-year bond yield has gone from 3.7% to over 4.4%, effectively pricing in a 0.5% hike. It looks like it's time to give some of that back." That's according to Brit Ryle at the Taipan Group's Money-Flow Matrix Trader service. Elsewhere, Xybernaut enjoyed a healthy bounce to $1.49 on a $350,000 new order from Europe for its wearable computer technology. Specifically, the order concerned Xybernaut's Mobile Assistants, which will be used for airport security and management. Since advising investors to buy Xybernaut, William Colburn, chief trader at Value Edge, is up 51% on the position. And amid talk that Sony, Texas Pacific Group and Provident Equity Partners are set to bid $5 billion for MGM, directors at the film/television company could vote as early as next week on a special $8 dividend. That would be great news for Ian Cooper's traders at the Extreme Volatility Speculator, who can hope to add to their 10.3% gains over the last two weeks. The editorial team has prepared a special FREE REPORT for you - "America's 1,300 Fastest-Growing Companies." You can access it immediately by following this link: http://www.investorsobserver.com/agora1 TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR 8:30 a.m.: Fed Vice Chairman Ferguson speaks on global imbalance at European Institute's financial affairs roundtable in Washington. 8:30 a.m.: March Durable Goods Orders (last plus 2.5 percent). 2:15 p.m.: Fed Gov Bernanke speaks on monetary policy at World Economy Laboratory Conference in Washington. Man Financial Inc is one of the world's major futures and options brokers and has been recognized as a leading option order execution firm for individuals and institutions. Member CBOE/NASD/SIPC (CRD#6731). For more information and a free CD with educational tools to help you invest smarter, see http://www.investorsobserver.com/mancd 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. 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