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New PriceWatch Alerts for GOOG, ORCL, HD, M, and GILD
May 1 - 8:30 AM EST - Before the open... PriceWatch Alerts for
GOOG, ORCL, HD, M, and GILD, Market Overview, News Leaders and
Laggards, and Today's Economic Calendar.
New PriceWatch Alerts for GOOG, ORCL, HD, M, and GILD
PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS--------------
-- Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG)
Last Price 574.29 - JUN 570.00 CALL OPTION@ $32.60 -> 5.2% Return
(37.4% Annualized) assigned*
-- Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL)
Last Price 20.85 - SEP 20.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.15 -> 7.0% Return
(17.9% Annualized) assigned*
-- The Home Depot, Inc (NYSE: HD)
Last Price 28.80 - AUG 27.50 CALL OPTION@ $2.80 -> 5.8% Return
(19.7% Annualized) assigned*
-- Macy's, Inc. (NYSE: M)
Last Price 25.29 - JUN 25.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.95 -> 7.1% Return
(50.9% Annualized) assigned*
-- Gilead Sciences Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD)
Last Price 51.76 - AUG 50.00 CALL OPTION@ $4.40 -> 5.6% Return
(19.0% Annualized) assigned*
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NEWS LEADERS AND LAGGARDS-----------------------------------------
So far today, Tyco International Ltd., Iron Mountain Incorporated,
and Assurant, Inc. lead the list of companies with the most news
stories while Westlake Chemical Corporation and Range Resources
Corp. are showing a spike in news. GlaxoSmithKline PLC, CIGNA
Corp., and Assurant Inc. have the highest srtIndex scores to top
the list of companies with positive news while Eastman Kodak Co.
and Walt Disney lead the list of companies with negative news
reports. News Corp. has popped up with a high positive news
sraIndex score.
MARKET OVERVIEW---------------------------------------------------
Overseas trading is looking pretty good as all nine European
markets were higher overnight. The Austria ATX is up 1.98% and the
German DAX is up 0.92%.
Crude oil futures are lower again this morning, with the front-
month contract off by 0.53 down to 112.93. Heating oil and gasoline
are also lower. Metals are mixed, with gold relatively flat, silver
up 0.8%, and copper lower by 0.6%.
TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR ----------------------------------------
12:00 a.m. Apr Auto and Truck Sales
8:30 a.m. 04/26 Initial Claims
8:30 a.m. Mar Personal Income and Spending
8:30 a.m. Mar Core Inflation
10:00 a.m. Mar Construction Spending
10:00 a.m. Mar ISM Index
EARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY (w/current estimates) --------------------
ACS 0.86
AOC 0.62
APA 3.06
AIZ 1.51
ADP N/A
BKC 0.27
ELY 0.60
CAH 1.01
CTL N/A
CEPH 0.96
CPHD -0.08
CHK 0.93
CI 0.95
CLX 0.76
CMCSA 0.19
CVS 0.55
D 0.89
EK -0.03
EGO 0.06
EXPE 0.23
XOM 2.13
FE 0.83
HERO 0.02
IMGN -0.22
SWIM 0.21
JSDA -0.04
MRO 0.82
MET 1.48
MNST 0.22
GAS 0.73
NBL 1.71
QLGC 0.26
RDC 0.85
JAVA 0.18
TYC 0.57
WPI 0.52
WMB 0.52
WYN 0.33
XEL 0.31
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