ICST Integrated Circuit Systems (MM)

MORNING UPDATE: Man Securities Issues Alerts for F, ICST, COST, FD, And XING CHICAGO, Dec. 5 /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 F, ICST, COST, FD, and XING, Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day. QUOTE OF THE DAY "Today's payrolls number is really going to have to exceed expectations for the market to, in my opinion, react on the upside to it." -- Peter Boockvar, equity strategist, Miller Tabak + Co. New PriceWatch Alerts for F, ICST, COST, FD, and XING... PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS ----------- -- Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) Last Price 13.10 - MAR 12.50 CALL OPTION@ $1.10 -> 4.2 % Return assigned* -- Intergrated Circuit Systems (NASDAQ:ICST) Last Price 27.04 - APR 22.50 CALL OPTION@ $5.90 -> 6.4 % Return assigned* -- Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) Last Price 36.17 - APR 35.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.95 -> 5.4 % Return assigned* -- Federated Dept. Stores (NYSE:FD) Last Price 48.39 - FEB 47.50 CALL OPTION@ $3.10 -> 4.9 % Return assigned* -- Qiao Xing Universal Telephone Inc. (NASDAQ:XING) Last Price 10.79 - JAN 10.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.50 -> 7.6 % 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, "WiFi - The Buzz, The Facts, and a Company That Could Be The Next Microsoft", go to: http://www.investorsobserver.com/freewifimu NOTE: All stocks and options shown are examples only. These are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. MARKET OVERVIEW Overseas markets are suffering from a little stage fright today, performing at their poorest level of the week for this time of the morning. Currently just one of the 15 markets that we track is positive. The cumulative average return on the collective stands at minus 0.398 percent. Good news on the job front out of Canada as the jobless rate fell to 7.5 percent in November from the 7.6 percent rate in the prior month. The Canadian economy added jobs at a rate above expectations for a third consecutive month, with November piling on 54,100 jobs to boost the total to 15,867,400. Analysts were looking for a more modest increase of 20,000 jobs. This morning - like a black Blackbird singing in the dead of night...all your life you were only waiting for this moment to arise (John Lennon & Paul McCartney). That moment arrives at 8:30 a.m. when the November Non-Farm Payrolls number is released. Analysts currently see a rise of 150,000, improving on the 126,000 figure of October. The October report surprised to the upside by 71,000, but the market actually finished lower on the day. The Bush administration fully expects payrolls to start showing 300,000 monthly increases. Although the consensus for November is 150,000, I have seen estimates as high as the 350's. Now just what the market is expecting is an unknown. Will the market "Take these broken wings and learn to fly" (not that the market wings are broken, just a little literary license not meant to belittle the true underlying meaning of a great song)? The companion November Unemployment Rate is seen holding at 6.0, matching October's 6.0 percent booking. At 10:00 a.m., the release of the October Factory Orders report is expected to show a strong 2.2 percent rise, belittling September's 0.5 percent increase. Consumer Credit is seen relenting to a $5.0 billion rise in October from the burdening $15.1 billion taken on in September. We'll know for sure at 3:00 p.m. 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 TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR 8:30 a.m.: November Non-Farm Payrolls (seen at plus 150,000, last plus 126,000) 8:30 a.m.: November Unemployment Rate (seen at 6.0, last 6.0 percent) 9:40 a.m.: November ECRI Inflation Gauge (last 117.7) 10:00 a.m.: October Factory Orders (seen at plus 2.2 percent, last plus 0.5 percent) 3:00 a.m.: October Consumer Credit (seen at plus $5.0 billion, last plus $15.1 billion) 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). For more information and a free CD with educational tools to help you invest smarter, see http://www.mansecurities.com/mu.html. 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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