Morning Market Roundup (12/16/2011)

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The percentage of Americans over the age of 18 who are married has dropped from 57% in 2000 to 51% in 2011, meaning married people could soon be in the minority. 24/7 Wall St. has examined data from the Pew Research Center for the 50 states to identify where people marry the youngest and where they marry the oldest.

As always, here are the top major media headline summaries from WSJ, FT, Bloomberg, and more.  Today’s top analyst upgrades and downgrades were in shares of  AMGN, AAPL, CAP, DFS, NDRO, ITMN, LLTC, ERIC, M, MTOR, NTRS, OCN, RIMM and SCCO. The most important financial developments that will affect the day ahead (RIM’s best chance, Zynga IPO).  Here are Friday’s top ten stocks on the move (ADBE, ATHN, CVC, CAM, CRYP, ISTA, MRVL, RIMM, RRR, SINA).

The most outrageous prediction so far for 2012… A 50% sell-off in Apple (AAPL) shares.

Is Howard Stern a flight risk again at SIRIUS XM (SIRI)?

Bill Gross should spend less time on TV and more on running his troubled fund.

The drop in EU cars sales should be a warning to the US.

Lagarde of the IMF sounded a panicked warning about the global economy. It was loud enough to hurt her credibility.

The CEO of The New York Times Company left. It does not matter who replaces her. The firm is in too much trouble.

Have a great day!

JON C. OGG

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