Zacks.com Announces That Ron Rowland Highlights the Following Stocks: Millennium Chemicals, Lyondell Chemical, Amgen and Tularik.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2004 Managing a mutual fund portfolio may bring greater diversification Diversification A risk management technique that mixes a wide variety of investments within a portfolio. It is designed to minimize the impact of any one security on overall portfolio performance. Notes: Diversification is possibly the greatest way to reduce the risk. and less risk for investors just getting started. Ron Rowland helps maximize potential and minimize risk with a ranking system that can be easily applied and followed. Find out which funds make the grade this week. Stocks reviewed include: Millennium Chemicals Millennium Chemicals Inc is a U.S. based chemical company. The business was established in 1985. It was a subsidiary of British conglomerate Hanson plc at one time, but was demerged on 1 October 1996, when it became an independent listed company. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MCH See Intel Hub Architecture. ), Lyondell Chemical (NYSE:LYO LYO Lyondell Chemical Company (stock symbol) LYO Lubavitch Youth Organization LYO Louisville Youth Orchestra ), Amgen (Nasdaq:AMGN) and Tularik (Nasdaq:TLRK) Click here for the full story exclusively on Zacks.com: http://at.zacks.com/?id=84 Here are the highlights from the Featured Expert column: Just Another Merger Monday (March 29, 2004) We looked at our screen this morning to observe the chemical sector suddenly taking off like a rocket. The igniting factor was a merger announcement by two chemical companies, Millennium (MCH) and Lyondell (LYO). Biotechnology was not far behind, with industry leader Amgen (AMGN) announcing a takeover of Tularik (TLRK). These two transactions brought some excitement to an otherwise dull market day. The indexes were up but volume was quite low as traders await AWAIT, crim. law. Seems to signify what is now understood by lying in wait, or way-laying. critical employment stats due out this Friday. Meanwhile, in our portfolios we have been held back by chemicals of a different kind, namely oil. Our oil service positions have slipped but seem to have found support around the current level, so we're going to give them a little more time. A meeting of OPEC OPEC: see Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. OPEC in full Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Multinational organization established in 1960 to coordinate the petroleum production and export policies of its is taking place this Wednesday in Vienna, at which the cartel is expected to postpone post·pone tr.v. post·poned, post·pon·ing, post·pones 1. To delay until a future time; put off. See Synonyms at defer1. 2. To place after in importance; subordinate. production cuts that had been planned to take effect April 1. This would tend to cause lower oil prices, and energy related equity prices appear to be discounting the news. OPEC president and Indonesian oil minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro told reporters that OPEC wanted "to assure the world market that we are going to supply the market." No one is quite sure what this means so we'll just have to wait until Wednesday to find out. Get much more of Ron Rowland's market commentary and stock information by clicking: http://at.zacks.com/?id=85 About Zacks Featured Experts To be a successful investor you need professional advice. Experts who know what they're talking about and can help you achieve your financial goals in good markets...and especially in bad ones will help you improve your portfolio. 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