With Darran Lindsay, William and Robert Dunlop, Stephen Thompson, John Burrows, Davy Morgan, Keith Amor, James McBride, Les Shand, Mark Parrett and Gary Carswell also among the entry the action promises to be fast and furious.

BBC: SPORT | Motorsport | Motorbikes | Bike battle beckons

As CNN attempts to claw its way back with new entry Piers Morgan Tonight, rival MSNBC announces its ratings stalwart Keith Olbermann will be ending his lengthy tenure with the network.

FORBES: 'Countdown' Host Keith Olbermann Exits MSNBC

Blodget--along with Mary Meeker of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Michael Parekh of Goldman Sachs and Keith Benjamin of BancBoston Robertson Stephens--is a member of an elite group of Wall Street Internet pundits who have the power to decide which net-stock is worthy of investors' money.

FORBES: To be an Internet analyst

Earnings season may prove to be tough sledding this quarter for the banking industry in general, according to the view from Citi analyst Keith Horowitz, who cut his expectations on JPMorgan, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.

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