SWKS Skyworks Solutions Inc

MORNING UPDATE: Man Securities Issues Alerts for SONS, AIG, RAD, COST, And SWKS CHICAGO, Feb. 12 /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 SONS, AIG, RAD, COST, and SWKS, Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. QUOTE OF THE DAY "If jobs are not available, you have a hopeless task. The only way that you have possibilities of success is if you have an economy in which jobs are growing and opportunities are growing." -- Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Federal Reserve New PriceWatch Alerts for SONS, AIG, RAD, COST, and SWKS... PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS -- Sonus Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:SONS) Last Price 6.69 - MAR 5.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.90 -> 4.4 % Return assigned* -- American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG) Last Price 74.35 - MAY 75.00 CALL OPTION@ $3.10 -> 5.3 % Return assigned* -- Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE:RAD) Last Price 5.74 - APR 5.00 CALL OPTION@ $0.95 -> 4.4 % Return assigned* -- Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) Last Price 39.15 - MAR 40.00 CALL OPTION@ $0.75 -> 4.2 % Return assigned* -- Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS) Last Price 10.81 - MAY 10.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.65 -> 9.2 % 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 primarily posting positive as 11 of the 15 markets that we track are above water. Strangely enough both Switzerland and Sweden seem satisfied to stay "neutral" around their flat lines. Trade in Japan returned overnight with the Nikkei advancing by almost 94 points. The cumulative average return on the group stands at a positive 0.410 percent. A key indicator on the health of the Japanese economic recovery improved in December. Core machinery orders rebounded by 8.1 percent in the month, exceeding expectations for a more modest 1.9 percent rise. December offered up a reversal from November's 7.8 percent decline. A sizable amount of economic data before the market open today could whet traders' appetites. January Retail and Food Sales are seen declining slightly to a plus 0.1 percent from December's 0.5 percent advance. Take autos sales out of the equation and sales are seen rising by a more substantial 0.6 percent compared to the prior month's 0.1 percent rise. The number that you want to pay close attention to is sales without gasoline and auto. This is a truer reflection of consumer discretionary spending and would take precedence over the consumer sentiment and confidence surveys in judging the mood of the U.S. consumer. Analysts do not offer up an estimate on this figure, but in December it rose by 0.2 percent. Sharing the early hour, Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending February 7 are seen declining by 11,000. In the prior week, initial claims surprised to the upside with a rise of 17,000 to a seasonally adjusted 356,000 on expectations for a decline of 2,000. The four- week moving average was unchanged at 345,250 in that prior week. At 10:00 a.m., a second appearance by Fed Chairman Greenspan as the Fed Chair delivers the semi-annual Fed-policy report to the U.S. Senate Banking committee in Washington. His comments should mirror yesterday's comments and there should be no market-moving surprises. Probably going largely unnoticed, December Business Inventories share the Greenspan timeframe and are expected to have risen by 0.2 percent, slightly off of the prior month's plus 0.3 percent pace. 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 Just six weeks into 2004 and we already have one of the defining issues of the year: Computer viruses/identity theft. Bryan Bottarelli of the Taipan Group's Value Edge investment service has been doing some research on computer viruses. And his conclusion isn't good. In 2003, the worldwide cost of attacks was $82 billion. And 2004 could be the worst in history for viruses. Studies show that 90,000 different viruses spread across the Internet each day. One in five computers is infected -- and most users never know it. Late Tuesday, Microsoft admitted to "critical security flaws" in Windows NT, Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, leaving computers vulnerable to hackerswho could steal valuable data. Since 90% of computers today use Microsoft operating systems, this is an alarming statistic. This is why Microsoft has decided to include groundbreaking new technology in their new systems, to ensure users aren't tricked into downloading a virus disguised as an attachment. That's why validation technology is so promising. Once you can authenticate anything digital, crimes like ID theft could stop. Bottarelli has identified a company whose cutting edge technology has already been snapped up by Microsoft, and is poised to help wipe out this threat. To read your copy of his FREE REPORT immediately, follow this link: http://www.investorsobserver.com/agora2 TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR 8:30 a.m.: January Retail and Food Sales (last plus 0.5 percent). 8:30 a.m.: January Retail and Food Sales, less autos (last plus 0.1 percent). 8:30 a.m.: Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending February 7 (last plus 17,000). 10:00 a.m.: December Business Inventories (last plus 0.3 percent). 2:00 p.m.: January Treasury Budget. 4:30 p.m.: Money Supply. TBA: Fed Chairman Greenspan delivers semi-annual Fed-policy report to the U.S. Senate Banking committee in Washington. 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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