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Today’s Best Market Rumors (12/9/2009) (AINV)(AAPL)(CBY)

By Douglas A. McIntyre Updated
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Updated throughout the day.

Obama intends to extend the term of the TARP and may use some of it for deficit reductions (CNBC)

Howard Stern may not renew his contract with Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI)  (WSJ)

The Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) tablet PC will be launched in March (Apple Insider)

Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) will exit the TARP quickly. (TheStreet)

Kraft (NYSE:KFT) may change its Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) bid.  (NYTimes)

Apollo Investment NASDAQ:AINV) will sell 10 million shares to pay down debt. (AP)

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