Market Pulse Announces its AM Stock Picks for Wednesday, October 20, 2004: ICAN, AMTX, AMAT, MOT


ATLANTA, Oct. 20, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Market Pulse is pleased to introduce our featured stock, IBAC Corporation (Pink Sheets:ICAN), to the investment community! IBAC Corporation is new to Market Pulse and is poised to become a significant player in the restaurant industry! ICAN just had excellent news out after yesterday's bell regarding its acquisition! This could be excellent news for investors! Other notable stocks that look great lately from a fundamental and technical perspective include:

Am Tex Oil and Gas Inc. (Pink Sheets:AMTX) : Attractive

Applied Materials Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) : Bearish

Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) : Bearish

Recommendation Meanings

These recommendations are investment opinions of Market-Pulse.com and reflect the stock's potential to move over the next one to four weeks of trading. This analysis is done from a technical and fundamental perspective.

After The Bell Market Commentary

On Tuesday, Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) said that third-quarter profit more than tripled as sales surged in all the main lines of company business, especially wireless phones. Motorola reported net income of $479 million, or 20 cents per share. That was up from $116 million, or 5 cents a share, in the third quarter a year ago. Sales climbed 26 percent to $8.62 billion from $6.83 billion in the similar 2003 period, though they fell slightly from $8.7 billion in the prior quarter. Shares of Motorola fell to $17.90 in after-market trading on INET from a close of $18.75 on the New York Stock Exchange.

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