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CHICAGO, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven Summits Research issues the following Morning Update at 8:30 AM EDT with new PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks. Before the open... PriceWatch Alerts for TXN, AMTD, CD, LMT, and FDG, Market Overview, News Leaders and Laggards, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. QUOTE OF THE DAY "We probably got Monday's little rally because everyone's happy it wasn't Bush's accountant." -- David Wyss, Chief Economist, Standard and Poor's New PriceWatch Alerts for TXN, AMTD, CD, LMT, and FDG... PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS ----------- -- Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE:TXN) Last Price 30.92 - DEC 30.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.25 -> 4.6 % Return assigned* -- Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:AMTD) Last Price 21.12 - FEB 20.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.30 -> 6.3% Return assigned* -- Cendant Corp. (NYSE:CD) Last Price 18.77 - MAY 17.50 CALL OPTION@ $2.35 -> 6.6 % Return assigned* -- Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:LMT) Last Price 62.35 - JUN 60.00 CALL OPTION@ $5.40 -> 5.4 % Return assigned* -- Fording Canadian Coal Trust (NYSE:FDG) Last Price 38.75 - DEC 38.36 CALL OPTION@ $2.65 -> 6.3 % 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) ** FREE Access to the Market Intelligence Center where you will find the news, insight and intelligence that can make a difference in the way you invest, go to: http://www.investorsobserver.com/FreeMIC NOTE: All stocks and options shown are examples only. These are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. MARKET OVERVIEW In overseas trading, seven of eight reporting Asian/pacific markets are up. The Japan Nikkei 225 is up 1.33%. The China Shanghai Composite is down 1.69%. Six of nine reporting European markets are down. The Netherlands AEX General is down 0.32%. The Austria ATX is up 0.75%. The December futures contract on sweet crude oil is relatively flat in early trading, down 0.01 from yesterday's close, but remaining just over $60 per barrel. This comes after losing half a percent in yesterday's action. DYNAMIC MARKET OPPORTUNITIES The news became official on Monday: The next chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve will be Ben Bernanke, current chairman of the White House Economic Council. Even though it won't be until January that Bernanke takes over from the retiring Alan Greenspan, the stock market greeted the news with cheer, merely confirming the notion that Bernanke was the best candidate and had been the frontrunner for the job for some considerable time. His appointment means US monetary policy may shift towards setting a specific inflation target sometime in the future - something Bernanke is said to favor. This is a policy the Bank of England employs and it theoretically helps provide direction and stability to the markets, rather than constant volatility over inflation and guesswork over whether it's too high. With the Fed bankers often hard to read, this move would at least provide some clarity. On the subject of inflation, the annual UK inflation rate jumped to 2.5% in September - the fourth straight monthly increase (by 0.1% from August) and the biggest rise since January 1997. That's also 0.5% higher than the BoE's target rate of 2%. The bank's forecasts call for the status quo until the end of the year, with the rate sinking back under the 2% level in 2006. But by 2007, inflation is projected to rise again. High oil prices are also taking their toll on Eurozone inflation. September's rate jumped rather alarmingly from August's 2.2% to 2.6%, thanks to climbing gasoline costs. This is sure to put more pressure on the European Central Bank to raise interest rates from the 2% level where they have remained for over two years. Like the Bank of England, the ECB's inflation target is also 2%. However logical a step that might be, it's nevertheless difficult for the ECB to do while economic growth continues to lag badly. As President Jean-Claude Trichet said last week, "strong vigilance" is the key phrase, but it might not be long until "stagflation" creeps into economic conversation. The overall 25-nation European Union inflation rate is now 2.5%. Read more analysis from the 247Profits Group every trading day with the FREE 247Profits e-Dispatch, featuring insightful economic commentary, profitable investment recommendations, and full access to a leading team of financial experts. 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