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MORNING UPDATE: Man Securities Issues Alerts for TXN, SINA, MDT, DISH, and NSCN CHICAGO, March 11 /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 TXN, SINA, MDT, DISH, and NSCN, Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. QUOTE OF THE DAY "The Madrid terrorist attack will instill more fear in the market. Fear is usually a catalyst for selling." -- John Person, head financial analyst, Infinity Brokerage Services New PriceWatch Alerts for TXN, SINA, MDT, DISH, and NSCN... PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS ----------- -- Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE:TXN) Last Price 29.68 - JUL 27.50 CALL OPTION@ $3.80 -> 6.3 % Return assigned* -- SINA Corp. (NASDAQ:SINA) Last Price 38.16 - APR 35.00 CALL OPTION@ $4.80 -> 4.9 % Return assigned* -- Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) Last Price 50.29 - MAY 50.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.25 -> 4.1 % Return assigned* -- EchoStar Comm. Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH) Last Price 34.12 - JUN 30.00 CALL OPTION@ $5.30 -> 4.1 % Return assigned* -- NetScreen Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:NSCN) Last Price 33.86 - JUN 30.00 CALL OPTION@ $5.90 -> 7.3 % 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 actually in worse shape this morning than yesterday at this time. None of the 15 covered markets are below water, but the cumulative average return stands hugely negative at minus 2.064 percent. The major drag on the group is the Frankfurt DAX shedding 3.34 percent. Before the market open today, Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending March 6 are expected to come in unchanged versus the 7,000 decline posted in the prior week. Sharing the 8:30 a.m. time slot, February Retail and Food Sales are expected to have advanced by 0.5 percent. In January sales sufferedtheir sharpest decline in 11 months, falling by 0.3 percent. January's headline number was driven lower by a 3.9 percent decrease in demand at motor vehicles and parts dealers, the biggest decline in the sector since February 2003. The most importantaspect of this report is sales without the gasoline and auto inputs. This is more representative of true consumer demand. In January this figure actually rose by 0.8 percent. Pull out auto sales and February Retail and Food sales are expected to have risen by 0.5 percent, slowing from the prior month's 0.9 percent rise. At 10:00 a.m., Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan speaks on education in Washington. Although education is the topic, you never know if the economy may come up. Although this close to a Federal Open Market Committee (this Tuesday), such a slip is highly unlikely. So, this appearance could well be a non-event for the market. After the market close, enterprise software giant and potential market mover Oracle will reveal its third quarter earning results. Could be a set-up for Friday's market. 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 With oil prices rising and US gasoline prices again touching record levels in the mid $1.70s per gallon, the government is again expressing its concerns. This happens every time the oil price per barrel nears $40. But oil is a cyclical business - much like natural gas. The cyclical downturn arises when the price of energy becomes so great that new, previously too expensive, sources re-establish themselves in the public eye. On Tuesday, Saudi Arabian officials signed contracts withforeign oil executives to explore for natural gas in the country's southern desert. Saudi Arabia has the world's fourth- largest deposits of gas, but the government has never allowed foreigners to get it out. Christian DeHaemer at the Red Zone investment group believes this could be the signal of the top. "High oil and natural gas prices are all over the news. I think it is overdone." Christian thinks natural gas prices will dip with the warm weather that will soon occur in North America. He likes contrarian plays on investments like Energy Select Sector, which tracks US energy companies exclusively. 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.: February Import Prices (last plus 1.3 percent). 8:30 a.m.: Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending March 6 (last minus 7,000). 8:30 a.m.: February Retail and Food Sales (last minus 0.3 percent). 8:30 a.m.: February Retail and Food sales less autos (last plus 0.9 percent). 10:00 a.m.: DJ-BTM Business Barometer for the week ending March 6 (plus 0.1 percent). 10:00 a.m.: Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan speaks on education in Washington. 12:00 p.m.: January Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index (last plus 2 percent). 4:30 p.m.: Money Supply. 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). 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