Here are some of the contenders for today's biggest...news...of...the...day...

• Earnings from Chevron Corp (CVX)...
• Earnings from Burger King Holdings Inc (BKC)...
• Earnings from Sun Microsystems Inc (JAVA)...
• Earnings from Electronic Arts Inc (ERTS)...
• Earnings from Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK)...
• Earnings from KLA Tencor (KLAC)...
• Earnings from BMC Software Inc (BMC)...
• A push by Barclays Plc (BCS) to raise capital...
• Concerns from Intel Corp (INTC) that the credit crisis "could hurt demand for its chips..."
• New "splashy" laptops from Dell Inc (DELL)...
• Downgrades for Morningstar Inc (MORN) and T. Rowe Price Group Inc (TROW)...
• The record drop in crude prices...
• The plunge in commodities in general...
• Speculation that Google Inc (GOOG) and Yahoo Inc (YHOO) may "walk away from their search deal..."
• A research report that says "Nearly a fifth of U.S. borrowers owe more on their mortgages than their homes are currently worth..."
• A look into "gold parties" as the yellow metal becomes the new "Tupperware"...
• The success of Hulu.com...
• The dilemma facing Coca-Cola (KO) as the company tries to balance growth with environmental concerns...

While those are all stories worth watching, I think it is obviously clear that the biggest news is this set of stories -

• When Ligers Attack - "...the liger attacked the man feeding him..."
• Police net Shanghai's cricket fighting king - "...snared the city's most notorious handler of the insects...described as a legend in the world of cricket fighting for his skill at provoking the insects..."
• Giant bat makes comeback in Tanzania - "A giant bat with a wingspan up to 5.5 feet has made a comeback from the brink of extinction..."

So...we start with some genuinely sad news with word that a man has been killed by a liger...an animal I didn't even know existed. One of the things to note is the size of these animals. It is almost like something out of a science fiction movie.

One the bright side, at least authorities are cracking down on the seedy world of cricket fighting and we have good news that incredibly large bats are becoming more prevalent. Just what I want to see flying overhead, a freakishly large rat-looking monster that is just waiting to attack. Happy Halloween!