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247Wallst.com is out with America's 15 most hated companies, which include AIG (NYSE:AIG), Citigroup (NYSE:C) and Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S).

It seems the rumor mill is still a buzz about a merger of Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) and T-Mobile USA (owned by Deutsche Telekom).  If Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) continue to expand control over the wireless arena,

Today’s upgrades include CA, Inc. (NASDAQ:CA), Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S) and 3M Company (NYSE:MMM).  Read more to see what analysts are saying about these companies.

Volume on the major exchanges is light today but as usual leading the charge is Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) followed by the SPDR S&P 500 (ETF) (NYSE:SPY), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and Sprint (NYSE:S).

Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S) shares are on fire today up 11% and have already passed its daily volume of 58 million shares.  Sprint joins Citigroup (NYSE:C) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) this morning as the No. 3 most heavily traded stock on the NYSE.

Unemployment in the U.S. is at a record high, benefits rose to 4.776 million in the week ended Jan. 17, the highest since record-keeping started in 1967.

Sprint (NYSE:S) joins Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT). So, with nobody working, how is this thing turning around?

What has been rumored for week is now reality

This would be huge for Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) is they could scoop what is shaping up to be the season hottest phone from Palm (NASDAQ:PALM).

Dear Sprint:

We've been through it together but I fear you are about to lose me...