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MORNING UPDATE: Man Securities Inc. Issues Alerts for TYC, CECO, BJS, TSN, and AVP CHICAGO, Feb. 1 /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 TYC, CECO, BJS, TSN, and AVP, Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. QUOTE OF THE DAY "If the Fed does what everyone expects, the market will yawn and look forward to the employment report." -- Nigel Gault, U.S. research director, Global Insight. New PriceWatch Alerts for TYC, CECO, BJS, TSN, and AVP... PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS -- Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE:TYC) Last Price 36.14 - JUL 35.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.75 -> 4.8 % Return assigned* -- Career Education Corp. (NASDAQ:CECO) Last Price 40.30 - FEB 40.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.95 -> 4.3 % Return assigned* -- BJ Services Co. (NYSE:BJS) Last Price 48.05 - APR 47.50 CALL OPTION@ $2.95 -> 5.3 % Return assigned* -- Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE:TSN) Last Price 17.17 - JUL 17.50 CALL OPTION@ $1.00 -> 8.2 % Return assigned* -- Avon Products Inc. (NYSE:AVP) Last Price 42.22 - JUL 40.00 CALL OPTION@ $3.90 -> 4.4 % 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, Avon Products Inc., Tyco International Ltd., and Alliance Gaming Corp. lead the list of companies with the most news stories, while Siliconware Precision Industries Co. and Monaco Coach Corp. are showing a spike in news. Tyco International Ltd., Archstone-Smith Trust, and L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. have the highest srtIndex scores to top the list of companies with positive news while Alliance Gaming Corp. and Teco Energy Inc. lead the list of companies with negative news reports. Internet Security Systems 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 mostly higher with 12 out of the 15 markets that we track currently in positive territory. European markets are strong. The London FTSE and the Paris CAC are higher by 0.58 percent and 0.28 percent, respectively. Asian indices didn't fare quite as well in the overnight trading session. The Hong Kong Hang Seng fell 1.05 percent while the Japanese Nikkei edged lower by 0.03 percent. The Federal Open Market Committee will begin the first day of their two day meeting today, which will culminate with tomorrow's decision on interest rates. The Fed is largely expected to raise its short-term interest rate target, the federal funds rate, another quarter-point to 2.50 percent. 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 Finally liberated from many years of a tyrannical regime, joyous Iraqis took to the polls to celebrate their newfound freedom to vote in the country's first free, democratic elections in half a century. But given the level of insurgency and violence sweeping the country, it also wasn't surprising that many remained skeptical that the vote would take place on time, never mind the fact that they'd be such a success. As a result, crude oil prices dropped from just under US$50 per barrel to around US$47 Monday. This came as the OPEC oil cartel declared prices will stay high through the spring, as well as saying it's comfortable with prices remaining at the US$50 level, since it poses little threat to global economic growth. So it was no surprise to see the group make no move to adjust its official 27 million barrels per day output quota. This completes a 180-degree turn from a few months ago when the oil ministers became increasingly frustrated over oil's relentless march to US$56 per barrel. With prices having declined and seemingly stabilized (at least in the short-term) and the Iraq elections concluding successfully, OPEC seems happy for prices to now remain around US$50. At the same time, the international pressure on them to raise production has now relented. The cartel also finally abandoned its redundant US$22-28 per barrel price target, but stopped short of creating a new level stating that the market is still too volatile. Instead, they will wait until later this quarter in order to gauge the market. But it looks reasonable that they'll agree on something from US$35-40. 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 7:45 a.m.: ICSC-UBS Store Sales Index week ended January 29 (last plus 0.1 percent) 8:55 a.m.: Redbook Retail Sales Index week ended January 29 (last plus 1.1 percent) 10:00 a.m.: ISM Mfg Index for January (last 58.6) 10:00 a.m.: Construction Spending for December (last minus 0.4 percent) 6:30 p.m.: ABC/Washington Post Consumer Confidence (last minus 8) My outlook for the market over the next few months is... Spectacular! Read Louis Navellier's brand new free report. 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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