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

• Weakness in overseas markets...
• The acquisition of ImClone Systems Inc (IMCL) by Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) for $70 a share...
• Job cuts at eBay Inc (EBAY) "as sales growth slows and competition intensifies..."
• A move by the Fed to inject more liquidity...
• Upbeat comments on International Business Machines Corp (IBM)...
• An updated outlook from Netflix Inc. (NFLX)...
• A new version of the Kindle reader from Amazon.com Inc (AMNZ)...
• An investigation into trading of Apple Inc (AAPL) shares related to the false rumors that Steve Jobs had a heart attack...

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

• British store sells 'credit crunch' for shoppers' delight - "...launched a new up-scale chocolate treat -- the 'Credit Crunch' -- for shoppers looking for comfort food amid the international financial crisis..."
• Tama is the purr-fect antidote to financial gloom: study - "As the economic might of Japan faces up to the global banking crisis a single cat has boosted the finances of a small Japanese city..."
• Numbers of wild boars surge - "Wild boars are breeding at a huge rate in Germany...destroying crops, killing pets and even attacking people..."

So...Friday we saw that Wall Street woes have become Playboy fodder and today we see chocolates and a cat are joining the "its-all-fun" fray. Meanwhile, the boars are amassing an army overseas. Everyone mocks the idea of an animal uprising but the evidence keeps growing...