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

• An earnings forecast from TD Ameritrade Holding Corp (AMDTD)...
• Earnings from GameStop Corp (GME)...
• Earnings from Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd (STP)...
• Earnings from Barnes & Noble Inc (BKS)...
• Word that "Pope Benedict XVI was the first to predict the crisis in the global financial system..."
• The decision by Amgen Inc (AMGN) "to suspend a clinical trial of its experimental cancer drug, motesanib..."
• Concerns about deflation...
• The request by GMAC to become a bank holding company...
• The announcement by General Electric Co (GE) that says the company has "no intention of raising additional capital from sovereign-wealth funds..."
• The downgrade of Ambac Financial Group Inc (ABK) by Standard & Poor's...
• The move by Microsoft Corp (MSFT) to take on debt...
• A claim that the "financial system still needs at least $1 trillion..."
• Upbeat comments on Nucor Corp (NUE)...
• An argument that "there's reason to think good things are in store for investors..."
• A great headline that reads "Ballmer to Yahoo investors: What didn't you understand about 'No.?"
• The irony of "chief executives of the big three" traveling "by corporate jet to ask for support..."
• A bailout for Iceland...
• Word that Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal is still buying Citigroup Inc (C)...
• A 16-year high for unemployment claims...

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

• Scientists discover long-lost Furby-look-alike - "Scientists have found a wide-eyed primate -- a clawed fur ball that fits snugly in one hand...They bear a striking resemblance to the Furby..."
• Search widened for cardboard box fugitive - "...escaped from jail by hiding in a cardboard box to be taken away for recycling..."
• Regenerating a Mammoth for $10 Million - "...mammoths might once again roam the Siberian steppes..."

So...we find a secretive clawed fur ball living in our midst... Furby...Gremlin...call it what you want but I have to believe that this ties into the animal uprising. And, of course, the second story only offers evidence why the animals may succeed. Yesterday we discussed a bird's ever-so-tricky flying escape and today we see the man-in-a-box escape. What makes this story truly standout is this quote from a police spokesman -

""I've never seen anything like this.""

Am I the only one with Jurassic Park concerns? As I reiterated a few months ago - it is all fun and games until the animal escapes and then we have to listen to Jeff Goldblum blather on about chaos theory and how you can't contain nature...

And for you car enthusiasts out there, please note - Serbia bids farewell to Yugo. Yes that is right, the Yugo will be no more. I believe this quote from an owner sums it up best -

"This is driving in its most natural form. You feel every bump, squeak and jolt, and one can enjoy the sweet smell of gasoline and exhaust fumes..."