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

• A response from Lennar Corp (LEN) to accusations of wrong doing...
• A potential brokerage deal between Citigroup Inc (C) and Morgan Stanley (MS)...
• A new chief executive for Seagate Technology (STX)...
• A downgrade for Alcoa Inc (AA) ahead of tonight's earnings report...
• An upgrade for Pfizer Inc (PFE)...
• The bid for Advanced Medical Optics Inc (EYE) by Abbott Laboratories (ABT) which has EYE shares up 145%...
• An analyst report that says Bank of America Corp (BAC) may report a $3.6 billion loss and cut is dividend...
• TV Widgets from Yahoo Inc (YHOO) and Intel Corp (INTC)...
• A slowdown in the PC industry...
• Concerns for Nokia Corp (NOK) as the company has had trouble making gains in the smartphone market...
• Legal action against Standard & Poor's by the European Commission...
• Job cuts at Christie's International...

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

• Britain nuts over squirrel flavour crisps - "...and Cajun squirrel are among a tastebud-testing new range of crisp flavours launched in Britain on Friday..."
• Fla. sheriff seeks portly 'ninja' in theft attempt - "...a heavyset man with a visible potbelly and a ninja costume unsuccessfully tried to steal two different ATMs..."
• Police say masked man waited in line to rob bank - "...he stood in line at an Ohio bank wearing a ski mask before staging a holdup..."
• Computer geeks learn to flirt - "...440 students enrolled in the master's degree course will learn how to write flirtatious text messages and emails, impress people at parties and cope with rejection..."

So...on Friday we saw a story about pyromaniacal squirrels over in the UK and today we see a story about Cajun squirrel flavored foods. It sounds like a battle is about to erupt. Meanwhile, we have our own problems over here in the US as criminals keep doing ever more questionable things. The quote below really makes the third story -

"Police Captain Rick Myers says it's unusual for a masked robber to wait in line at a bank."