MWD Morgan Stanley

MORNING UPDATE: brokersXpress, LLC Issues Alerts for MWD, CNCT, XRX, MLNM, and GSF CHICAGO, June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- brokersXpress, LLC issues the following Morning Update at 8:30 AM EDT with new PriceWatch Alerts for key stocks. Before the open... PriceWatch Alerts for MWD, CNCT, XRX, MLNM, and GSF, Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. QUOTE OF THE DAY "Crude has been a detriment to this market for a while and it's fueled some of the inflation fears." -- Riley, chief investment officer, Riley Asset Management. New PriceWatch Alerts for MWD, CNCT, XRX, MLNM, and GSF... PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS -- Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MWD) Last Price 50.88 - OCT 50.00 CALL OPTION@ $3.50 -> 5.5 % Return assigned* -- Connetics Corp. (NASDAQ:CNCT) Last Price 15.13 - OCT 12.50 CALL OPTION@ $3.50 -> 7.5 % Return assigned* -- Xerox Corp. (NYSE:XRX) Last Price 14.27 - OCT 13.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.80 -> 4.3 % Return assigned* -- Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:MLNM) Last Price 7.96 - AUG 7.50 CALL OPTION@ $0.80 -> 4.7 % Return assigned* -- GlobalSantaFe Corp. (NYSE:GSF) Last Price 39.56 - OCT 37.50 CALL OPTION@ $3.90 -> 5.2 % 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, L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc., The Boeing Co., and Pier 1 Imports Inc. lead the list of companies with the most news stories while Tribune Co. and Audible Inc. are showing a spike in news. Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., General Motors Corp., and Ford Motor Co. have the highest srtIndex scores to top the list of companies with positive news while OfficeMax Inc. and F5 Networks Inc. lead the list of companies with negative news reports. The Goldman Sachs Group 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 Trading overseas is looking rather bleak this morning, with only five of the 15 markets that we follow in positive territory. The cumulative average return on the group currently stands at a 0.119-percent loss. In Asia, trading was mixed, with the Nikkei finishing with a gain of 0.22 percent while the Hang Seng dropped 0.34 percent. Things aren't looking much better in Europe at this point either. The French CAC 40 is currently leading the way lower with a 0.29-percent loss, while the FTSE 100 has shed 0.13 percent and the German DAX is down 0.24 percent. Equities continued to be pressured by the recent strength in crude oil. While the futures contract has edged lower this morning, it is still holding above the 55 level. The July contract on sweet crude oil rose $2.08, and natural gas and heating oil futures all showed substantial gains. Unleaded gas rose only slightly. Economists and traders currently expect the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to lift its daily production quotas by half a million barrels when it meets on Wednesday in Vienna. However, the move would be largely symbolic, as OPEC is already producing roughly two million barrels a day more than its official quota. 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 U.S. real-estate market might be about to chalk up a five-spot in 2005. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) believes that consistently low mortgage rates will drive the real-estate market to its fifth straight record year. In the week to June 2, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage sank to a 15-month low of 5.62% -- the tenth week in eleven that rates fell. This marks a departure from an earlier forecast that called for a 2% drop in existing house sales from last year's record 6.78 million pace. Since then, thanks largely to a record annual pace of 7.18 million in April, the group has adjusted its estimate. It now expects existing house sales to scoot up to 6.89 million houses. In a similar vein, the NAR also spies a record for new house sales this year -- 1.24 million over the record 1.2 million chalked up in 2004. Again, that projection comes on the back of a record April that saw an annual rate of 1.32 million new house sales. At the 247Profits investment group, we're asking why there are some commentators persistently calling for an ugly downturn or crash in the real-estate market? This market has much more impetus and strength than anyone thought possible, and there is a sense of tediousness constantly hearing the so-called "experts" predicting doom and gloom for the market and wider economy. They're bound to be correct sometime; we believe they're simply hedging their bets. While the NAR projects existing house sales will drop to 6.57 million and new house sales will fall to 1.16 million in 2006, those figures would still be pretty darn impressive when set against historical averages. 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 7:45 A.M. June 11 ICSC Store Sales Index 8:30 A.M. May Retail & Food Sales 8:30 A.M. May Retail & Food Sales, Ex-Autos 8:30 A.M. May Producer Price Index (PPI) 8:30 A.M. May PPI, ex-food and energy 8:55 A.M. Jun 11 Redbook Retail Sales Index 5:00 P.M. Jun 11 ABC/Washington Post Consumer Confidence Index The Mankus-Lavelle Group is an independent brokerage branch of brokersXpress, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. 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