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MORNING UPDATE: Man Securities Inc. issues alerts for ELN, TOY, ZRAN, CECO, and EDS... CHICAGO, May 2 /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 ELN, TOY, ZRAN, CECO, and EDS, Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. QUOTE OF THE DAY "I think it's well recognized that oil is one of the risk factors in the economic picture, and this drop is helping the market." -- Richard Rippe, chief economist, Prudential Equity Group. New PriceWatch Alerts for ELN, TOY, ZRAN, CECO, and EDS... PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS ----------- -- Elan Corp. Plc (NYSE:ELN) Last Price 5.51 - MAY 5.00 CALL OPTION@ $0.85 -> 7.3 % Return assigned* -- Toys R Us, Inc. (NYSE:TOY) Last Price 25.35 - SEP 25.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.50 -> 4.8 % Return assigned* -- Zoran Corp. (NASDAQ:ZRAN) Last Price 10.58 - JUN 10.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.00 -> 4.4 % Return assigned* -- Career Education Corp. (NASDAQ:CECO) Last Price 31.44 - OCT 25.00 CALL OPTION@ $8.30 -> 8.0 % Return assigned* -- Electronic Data Systems Corp. (NYSE:EDS) Last Price 19.35 - SEP 17.50 CALL OPTION@ $2.60 -> 4.5 % 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, Sysco Corp., Avon Products Inc., and Humana Inc. lead the list of companies with the most news stories while WCI Communities Inc. and Holly Corp. are showing a spike in news. Google Inc., MCI Inc., and Abbott Laboratories have the highest srtIndex scores to top the list of companies with positive news while Infosys Technologies Ltd. and Williams Companies Inc. lead the list of companies with negative news reports. Dominion Resources 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 doing well this morning, as only one of the 15 foreign exchanges that we track is currently in negative territory. In European news, trading is higher despite a slowing in the manufacturing sector. Eurozone April manufacturing PMI fell to 49.2 in April from 50.3 in March, with German April manufacturing PMI missing forecasts. Furthermore, French manufacturing PMI slowed to a 19-month low, also below expectations. Italian manufacturing PMI followed suite, dropping to 48.0 in April from 49.1 in March. Readings below 50 indicate contraction. Futures are moving higher again this morning, emboldened in front of tomorrow's FOMC meeting as the front-month crude contract tagged a two-month low in pre-market trading. The June contract on crude oil was last seen lower by 49 cents at $49.23 per barrel, after tagging an overnight low of $49.05. Adnan Shihab-Eldin, acting secretary general of the OPEC, told the Dow Jones Newswires on Monday that OPEC's current output of 29.7 million bpd was expected to approach 30 million bpd, covering increasing demand in the third and fourth quarters of 2005. 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 a 0.5% rise in income growth during March, American consumers were tempted to subsequently boost their spending by 0.6%. Both figures were 0.1% higher than economists had expected. Considering consumer price inflation climbed an unappetizing 0.5% in March -- the biggest jump in 15 years -- that's pretty positive news. On the negative side, however, the personal savings rate fell to 0.4% -- the smallest since October 2001. Elsewhere, the annual Real Estate Outlook Report from PNC Real Estate Finance claims that fresh from a year in which the REIT sector drew US$6.9 billion worth of investment in 2004 (versus US$4.5 billion in 2003), the trend will continue throughout 2005, as the market sustains its attractiveness to investors and buyers alike. Put bluntly, PNC's Nicholas Buss told Reuters that he sees no slowdown in the "gobs and gobs of money being thrown at real estate." That trend is likely to boost house prices further. But the downside, according to PNC: rising interest rates, which could decrease housing market activity -- particularly with the market "overpriced, or at least fully-priced." The question is: will this result in a gentle deflation of the bubble, or a more serious bursting that leaves the sector -- and the economy -- in trouble? Far from making a sweeping statement that the entire sector is in bubble mode, however, National City Corp states that one-fifth of the country is experiencing a "bubblette" -- an above-average market, but not a full-blown bubble. Others also say that changing US demographics such as the vast number of baby-boomers, immigrants, and young adults buying homes will prevent a precipitous decline for the housing market. 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. Register for free here: http://www.247profits.com/enter.html TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR 10:00 A.M. April ISM Manufacturing Index 10:00 A.M. March Construction Spending 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. CRD# 6731 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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These are not recommendations to buy or sell any security and they do not represent in any way a positive or negative outlook for any security. Potential returns do not take into account your trade size, brokerage commissions or taxes which will affect actual investment returns. Stocks and options involve risk and are not suitable for all investors and investing in options carries substantial risk. Prior to buying or selling options, a person must receive a copy of Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options available from Sharon at 800-837-6212 or at http://www.cboe.com/Resources/Intro.asp . Privacy policy available upon request. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020214/MANSECLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Man Securities CONTACT: John Gannon of Man Securities Inc., +1-800-837-6212 Web site: http://www.mansecurities.com/mu.html

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