News and Notes

Here is a quick roundup of this mornings headlines:

• HANS ups share buyback to $75 million (from $50M)
• AAPL target raised to $100 at ThinkEquity
• Bin Laden tries to pull a Kaiser Sose (death rumors)
• Energy stocks start to hit 52-wk lows (SUN, APC, COP, etc)
• WAG plunges after reporting earnings a penny light
• SNDK downgraded to Neutral at Merrill
• Fed's Fisher says he frets more about inflation than growth
• Existing home sales 6.30 mln vs. 6.20 mln consensus
• Crude prices dip below $60
• Opec says no plans for emergency meeting yet

long AAPL