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MORNING UPDATE: Mankus-Lavelle Group issues alerts for AAPL, ABT, UNH, DRL, and MOGN CHICAGO, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Mankus-Lavelle Group issues the following Morning Update at 8:30 AM EDT with new PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks. Before the open... PriceWatch Alerts for AAPL, ABT, UNH, DRL, and MOGN, Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. QUOTE OF THE DAY "Together with surging oil prices, a stronger dollar will push the trade deficit to new record highs in the months ahead." -- Peter Morici, economics professor, University of Maryland. New PriceWatch Alerts for AAPL, ABT, UNH, DRL, and MOGN... PRICEWATCH ALERTS -- HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS ----------- -- Apple Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Last Price 38.35 -- AUG 37.50 CALL OPTION@ $2.55 -> 4.7 % Return assigned* -- Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) Last Price 47.65 -- NOV 47.50 CALL OPTION@ $2.05 -> 4.2 % Return assigned* -- UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) Last Price 51.40 -- DEC 50.00 CALL OPTION@ $4.30 -> 6.2 % Return assigned* -- Doral Financial Corp. (NYSE:DRL) Last Price 15.35 -- AUG 15.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.25 -> 6.4 % Return assigned* -- MGI Pharma, INC. (NASDAQ:MOGN) Last Price 24.10 -- AUG 25.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.00 -> 8.2 % 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) ** 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. NEWS LEADERS AND LAGGARDS So far today, UnitedHealth Group, Fidelity National Financial, and Marriott International lead the list of companies with the most news stories while Lions Gate Entertainment and Tribune Co are showing a spike in news. Southwest Airlines, Apple Computer, and Google have the highest srtIndex scores to top the list of companies with positive news while Fairchild Semiconductor and Yum! Brands lead the list of companies with negative news reports. Advanced Micro Devices Tribune Co 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 looking strong as 13 out of 15 that we track are in the green. The Japanese, Hong Kong, and Australian markets all closed up. Once again, the Hang Seng did particularly well to show a 1.29-percent gain. The Europeans indices are mostly in positive territory with only Denmark and Sweden dissenting. The August contract on sweet crude oil retreated 1.01 percent on Wednesday. Apparently the latest report that U.S. petroleum supplies are continuing to dwindle had little effect on the group. According to the Energy Department, crude supplies dropped by 3.9 million barrels, to 321 million for the week. The American Petroleum Institute (API) backed this view up, posting a decline of 1.4 million barrels to total 321.7 million. On the flip side, distillate stocks surged higher, as the Energy Department showed a 3.2-million-barrel increase, with the API posting a 5.8-million jump. In early trading this morning, August-dated light crude oil was last down 33 cents at $59.68 a barrel, trading in a range of $60.10 and $59.56 a barrel. 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 European Commission and International Monetary Fund (IMF) weigh in with a 1.6% forecast. The European Central Bank believes the figure will finish at 1.4%. A selection of European Union finance ministers comes to the consensus that the number will hit 1.3%. And rounding out the forecasts, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) pegs the figure at 1.2%. Such low forecasts have become commonplace when discussing Eurozone GDP growth. First quarter growth trickled in at 0.5%. According to EU Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia, second quarter growth "won't be very good" either, but "growth will rebound towards the end of the year to the pace seen in the first quarter." Eurozone chiefs pin the blame on oil prices, but while the 50% surge in prices this year isn't helping a region that was already struggling to generate much growth, it would be shortsighted to cite that as the only reason for the Eurozone's woes. Like America, national budget deficits remain extremely problematic. But the EU again allowed a country to breach the rules (which state no country is allowed a deficit over 3% of GDP), granting Italy until the end of 2007 to reduce its deficit from 4.3% of GDP. Portuguese citizens are set for a test, as ministers have implemented a rigid three-year plan of tax hikes and spending cuts to reduce the deficit from 6% of GDP this year to 2.8% by 2008. This comes as the unemployment rate sits at an eight-year high of 7.5%, so economic growth could be at a premium. The OECD followed its GDP growth forecast with a warning for the Eurozone: Reform, or face similar weak growth and a growing gap with the US until 2020, with no annual growth over 2%. On current trends, it said sustainable annual growth will slump from 2% to just 0.9% from 2020 to 2030 -- well below the 3% target laid out in the Lisbon Agenda designed to make the EU more competitive with the US and China both politically and economically. Both the US and Chinese economies continue to easily outperform the Eurozone. 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 8:30 a.m. June CPI 8:30 a.m. June CPI, ex-food and energy 8:30 a.m. June Retail & Food Sales 8:30 a.m. June Retail & Food Sales, ex-autos 8:30 a.m. July 9 Initial Jobless Claims 10:00 a.m. July 2 DJ-BTM Business Barometer 4:30 p.m. July 9 Money Supply The Mankus-Lavelle Group is an independent brokerage branch of brokersXpress, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. The Mankus-Lavelle Group has some of the most experienced, respected options professionals in the industry. Both novice option investors and experienced traders are attracted to MLG. Less experienced investors appreciate Mankus- Lavelle Group's friendly expert guidance while more seasoned investors value Mankus-Lavelle Group's highly trained staff of option experts. To improve your understanding of options get a free option kit at: http://www.mlgos.com/ . 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