CHICAGO, July 29 /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 SYMC, ANDW, WMI, MVL, and LEA, Market Overview, Today's Economic Calendar, and the Quote Of The Day.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

'The pace of economic expansion has gotten better in the past couple months, and inflation has dampened down, so it's the best of both sides.'

    -- Alfred Kugel, chief investment strategist, Atlantic Trust/Stein Roe
    New PriceWatch Alerts for SYMC, ANDW, WMI, MVL, and LEA...
    PRICEWATCH ALERTS -- HIGH RETURN COVERED CALL OPTIONS -----------
    -- Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC)
    Last Price 23.79 -- OCT 22.50 CALL OPTION@ $2.35 -> 4.9 % Return assigned*
    -- Andrew Corp. (Nasdaq: ANDW)
    Last Price 11.30 -- JAN 10.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.05 -> 8.1 % Return assigned*
    -- Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WMI)
    Last Price 27.52 -- JAN 27.50 CALL OPTION@ $1.30 -> 4.9 % Return assigned*
    -- Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: MVL)
    Last Price 19.72 -- DEC 17.50 CALL OPTION@ $3.10 -> 5.3 % Return assigned*
    -- Lear Corp. (NYSE: LEA)
    Last Price 40.57 -- SEP 40.00 CALL OPTION@ $2.55 -> 5.2 % Return assigned*

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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, Archer-Daniels-Midland, Nokia Oyj, and Andrx Corp lead the list of companies with the most news stories while Yellow Roadway Corp and Cameco Corp are showing a spike in news. Baker Hughes, Wendy's International, and Anadarko Petroleum have the highest srtIndex scores to top the list of companies with positive news while Eyetech Pharmaceuticals and Lear Corp lead the list of companies with negative news reports. Whole Foods Market has popped up with a high positive news sraIndex score.

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MARKET OVERVIEW

The various overseas markets are putting in another strong session today, with 13 of the 15 markets we follow in positive territory. The cumulative average return on the group stands at a 0.312-percent gain. In Asia, the Nikkei added 0.35 percent while the Hang Seng edged 0.46 percent higher. Turning to Europe, the FTSE 100 is leading the way with a 0.68-percent jump. The French CAC 40 is close behind with a 0.43-percent increase and the German DAX has inched 0.33 percent higher.

Futures are pointed to a positive start to the session ahead of the release of the Gross Domestic Product. Annual growth is expected to slow from 3.8 percent in the first quarter to about 3.4 percent in the second.