MORNING UPDATE: brokersXpress, LLC issues alerts for CSCO, LEA, BE, AC

CHICAGO, April 25 /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 CSCO, LEA, BE, ACS, and IP, Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"The market's decline is company-specific today, but oil prices are definitely a concern as there is a negative correlation with prices at this level."

-- Ryan Crane, senior portfolio manager, Stephens Capital Management. New PriceWatch Alerts for CSCO, LEA, BE, ACS, and IP... PRICEWATCH ALERTS - HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS ----------- -- Cisco Systems Inc. Last Price 17.43 - JUL 17.50 CALL OPTION@ $0.80 -> 5.2 % Return assigned* -- Lear Corp. Last Price 36.77 - SEP 35.00 CALL OPTION@ $3.80 -> 6.2 % Return assigned* -- BearingPoint, Inc. Last Price 5.78 - JUL 5.00 CALL OPTION@ $1.00 -> 4.6 % Return assigned* -- Affiliated Computer Services Inc. Last Price 47.85 - OCT 40.00 CALL OPTION@ $9.40 -> 4.0 % Return assigned* -- International Paper Co. Last Price 33.85 - OCT 32.50 CALL OPTION@ $2.80 -> 4.7 % Return assigned*

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NEWS LEADERS AND LAGGARDS

So far today, Cooper Cameron Corp., SBC Communications Inc., and Verisign Inc. lead the list of companies with the most news stories while LG.Philips LCD Co. and Whiting Petroleum Corp. are showing a spike in news. Google Inc., Entergy Corp., and Pilgrim's Pride Corp. have the highest srtIndex scores to top the list of companies with positive news while Verizon Communications and UCBH Holdings Inc. lead the list of companies with negative news reports. Apple Computer Inc. has popped up with a high positive news sraIndex score.

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MARKET OVERVIEW

Trading overseas is particularly grim this morning, with only four of the 15 markets that we follow in positive territory. The cumulative average return on the group stands at a -0.132 percent. Investors have largely shrugged off the positive earnings reports from Nestle and Schering, as carmakers were among the leading decliners due to the continued rise in oil prices. On the other hand, Asia put in a positive session, with the Nikkei closing with a 0.25-percent gain.

The June contract on sweet crude oil made substantial gains on Friday. All day, the contract traded at or above the previous close of $54.20 per barrel. Earnings season rolls on, and several energy companies are due to reveal their secrets this week, with analysts expecting the high crude prices to bump up the numbers.

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DYNAMIC MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

Read the press release following the latest meeting of G7 nations and chief among the list of concerns are the "imbalances" cited in economic growth, government finances and currency flows. For example, much of the world is currently too dependent on the US and China to generate forward economic progress, while Japan and Europe continue to struggle. However, sustained solid expansion in the US is by no means a guarantee. While corporate profits are still very healthy, the pace of job growth remains inconsistent, and the country's deficits continue to weigh heavily on both the economy and the dollar. China saw another explosive quarter, in which GDP growth soared 9.5% compared with a year earlier. But that doesn't hide the fact that such extraordinary expansion cannot continue forever. While the Chinese government's attempts to cool the economy have so far met with limited success, the economy will eventually slow down. By then, it's imperative that other global economies can compensate. The G7 also cites the serious problem regarding China's currency policy. China's yuan currency remains attached to the US Dollar at 8.28 - undoubtedly an artificially low level that gives the Chinese an unfair competitive advantage over the US in the global export market. America's bloated trade deficit, and its trade gap with China, is key evidence. The G7 report called for "more flexibility in exchange rates" and "vigorous action needed to address global imbalances." The US noted that China has had over two years to reform its currency policy, and demanded immediate action to move to a fairer valuation. All countries except Japan supported the US, arguing that this would encourage other Asian nations to allow their currencies to appreciate against the dollar, and enhancing parity. However, China ignored the remarks, maintaining that sudden currency policy shifts could derail its economic stability. In March, People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan said China would not revalue the yuan simply to correct trade imbalances.

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TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR 8:15 A.M. Cleveland Fed Pres Pianalto speaks on leadership in Akron, Ohio 10:00 A.M. March Existing Home Sales (-0.4%) 10:40 A.M. Pres Bush meets with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah at Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas

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