Morning Market Roundup (12/9/2011)

By Stuart Stelzer Updated Mar 30, 7:12PM EDT · Published Dec 9, 8:50AM EST

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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 C, COST, DO, DNDN, GOOG, HGSI, MCP, NTES, NR, POM, PCYC, SHLD, SIRI, TXN and YHOO. Here are the top rumors of the day. The most important financial developments that will affect the day ahead (Toyota earnings, Nokia smartphone launch).

Dividend lovers get ready, Pfizer (PFE) should announce a dividend hike as soon as next week. Speaking of dividends, Ford (F) is reinstating its dividend again.

The facilities of the new EU agreement are too small to solve its problems.

The American Dream may have eroded. Many people think an annual income of $150,000 a year would make them wealthy.

Nokia only has a few days to prove its smart phone launch in the US is a success.

French downgrades and lack of support for EU plans.

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