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For the first time, Walmart is offering its Facebook fans an early, exclusive preview of its Black Friday deals, including toys, electronics and apparel. Those who like the store on Facebook are supposed to get the news later today.

One pervasive theme of CBS's Undercover Boss is that, under the surface, there isn't that much difference between executives and drones. This Sunday, however, promises an interesting confrontation as an American aristocrat meets the workers who keep his family business -- the Chicago Cubs -- afloat.

Morgan Stanley is expected to swing back to profitability in the second quarter when it releases results ahead of Wednesday's opening bell, but like other Wall Street giants, its revenues from trading likely swooned in spring and early summer.

Cisco is expected to report positive sales growth, buoyed by growing confidence in its core customer base of businesses and governments. The networking gear maker's performance serves as a bellwether of spending on costly information technology infrastructure.

Perking for coffee giant Starbucks (SBUX) are its fiscal first quarter 2010 earnings, due to be reported Wednesday after the bell. All eyes are on the company's same-store sales, whose story over the past 12 months has been along the lines of "hey, we're not declining nearly as much as last year at...