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MORNING UPDATE: Man Securities Issues Alerts for F, VTSS, TASR, QLGC, and SSTI CHICAGO, March 23 /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 F, VTSS, TASR, QLGC, and SSTI, Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. QUOTE OF THE DAY "The world is clearly a very unsettled and dangerous place, and that's demoralizing to investors." -- Hugh Johnson, chief investment officer, First Albany Corp. New PriceWatch Alerts for F, VTSS, TASR, QLGC, and SSTI... PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS ----------- -- Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) Last Price 12.91 - MAY 12.50 CALL OPTION@ $0.90 -> 4.1 % Return assigned* -- Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:VTSS) Last Price 6.53 - JUL 5.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.85 -> 6.8 % Return assigned* -- TASER International Inc. (NASDAQ:TASR) Last Price 62.49 - APR 60.00 CALL OPTION@ $6.10 -> 6.4 % Return assigned* -- QLogic Corp. (NASDAQ:QLGC) Last Price 41.01 - JUL 35.00 CALL OPTION@ $7.50 -> 4.4 % Return assigned* -- Silicon Storage Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:SSTI) Last Price 10.64 - APR 10.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.10 -> 4.8 % 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 attempting to pull themselves up out of the ashes of recent trade, as 12 ofthe 15 markets that we track are currently positive. The cumulative average return of the group stands at a positive 0.382 percent. The only piece of economic data today comes out of France. Consumer spending slowed a bit in February to 0.00 percent (flat) from the 3.3 percent rise of January. The lack of change still managed to exceed analysts' expectations for a 0.1 percent decline. Economic data today will come in the form of the two weekly reports on the health of the retail sector. The ICS-UBS Store Sales Index for the prior week ending March 13 rose by 0.5 percent, while the Redbook Retail Sales Index for the same period declined by 0.5 percent. The S&P Retail index was pulled lower to the tune of 1.63 percent yesterday as the grouping was not immune to the broad-market selling of yesterday. Since the middle of January the index has been narrowly outshining the SPX, still positive in 2004 at plus 0.39 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 The bombings in Madrid. The attempted assassination attempts on Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian and vice-president Annette Lu. The slaying of Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, alleged mastermind of several suicide bombings. This political version of "March Madness" continues, with stock markets across the globe suffering as a result. For the investor, Martin Denholm at the Taipan Group suggests holding until this latest round of tension passes: "Stocks will rebound. But until then, there's no point joining the herd and rushing to sell for a loss." Elsewhere, OPEC is considering postponing its proposed oil productioncutback because of soaring oil prices. In mid- February, the group cut output by 1.5 million barrels per day. Soon after, it announced an additional cutback of one million barrels per day, starting April 1. Then it was difficult to foresee prices rising so much so quickly. The economic recovery in the U.S. and continued robust expansion in China has heightened demand. But with OPEC nations pumping out one-third of the world's oil, the decision to postpone the cut would be important to restrain oil prices, which hit a 13-year high last week, and give the market more time to adjust. After the announcement, prices sank by almost 2% to around $32.70. With prices peaking, William Colburn at the Taipan Group told traders last Tuesday to take 305% profitson his KCS Energy recommendation. 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.: ICS-UBS Store Sales Index for the week ending March 20 (last plus 0.5 percent). 8:55 a.m.: Redbook Retail Sales Index for the week ending March 20 (last minus 0.5 percent). 9:00 a.m.: The Treasury's Bodman gives keynote address at Tax Executive Institute conference in Washington, D.C. 9:00 a.m.: Minneapolis Fed Pres Stern addresses bankers' conference in New Orleans. 12:00 p.m.: Treasury Secretary Snow speaks at Social Security and Medicare trustees report briefing in Washington, D.C. 3:00 p.m.: Treasury Secretary Snow and the Treasury's Roseboro testify on postal reform in Washington, D.C. 6:30 p.m.: ABC/Money Magazine Consumer Confidence Index for the week ending March 21 (last minus 22). 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. 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