Morning Briefing: 10 Things You Should Know

7. -- Dell's(DELL) largest independent shareholder, Southeastern Asset Management Inc, has told the No. 3 computer maker that a $24.4 billion buyout bid undervalues Dell , two sources close to the situation told Reuters.

8. -- AOL(AOL) is expected by Wall Street Friday to report fourth-quarter earnings of 41 cents a share on revenue of $573.7 million.

9. -- Other earnings expected Friday include Carlisle(CSL) , CBOE Holdings(CBOE) , Moody's(MCO) and Laboratory Corporation of America(LH) .

10. -- A winter storm is forecast to drop as much as 2 feet of snow across some parts of New England on Friday and Saturday.

Boston is expected to get more than a foot of snow; some forecasts are calling for more than double that.

-- Written by Joseph Woelfel

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