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Barclays Capital Buys Crescent With Goff Capital

By By Sue Chang| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

… Crescent Real Estate Equities from Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funding II. It has also named John Goff as chairman and chief executive of Crescent. Goff was vice chairman and CEO of Crescent until it was sold to Morgan Stanley in 2007. The terms of …

Story|11/20/2009

Same as the Old Boss? Bove Says Lewis May Stick Around

By By Darryl R. Isherwood| FOXBusiness| Markets

… By Darryl R. Isherwood FOXBusiness Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAC) chief executive Ken Lewis, slated to leave the bank at the end of the year, could actually stay on as CEO, Rochdale Securities analyst Dick …

Story|11/20/2009

Bankers Say Crisis Lessons Must be Taken to Heart

Reuters| Markets

… blame for the breakdown that led governments to pour funds into stimulus packages and bank bailouts. Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Josef Ackermann told the same conference that all parties need to learn from the crisis to help prevent future financial …

Story|11/20/2009

Gap Profit, Sales In-Line with Expectations

By By Kathryn Glass| FOXBusiness| Markets

… above last year and our highest third-quarter operating margin in a decade," said Glenn Murphy, chairman and chief executive officer. "Looking ahead to the holiday season, we're focused on gaining market share as we invest in marketing …

Story|11/19/2009

Tyson Promotes Two Execs

FOXBusiness| Markets

… Thursday announced the promotion of two executives to lead daily operations, with Donnie Smith promoted to president and chief executive and Jim Lochner promoted to chief operating officer. The two are veterans of Tyson, with Smith having joined the …

Story|11/19/2009

Best Buy Puts Yearly Rev At Close to $50 Billion

By By Darryl R. Isherwood| FOXBusiness| Markets

… By Darryl R. Isherwood FOXBusiness Best Buy (BBY) Chief Executive Brian Dunn said the company will have nearly $50 billion in revenue this year, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Dunn …

Story|11/19/2009

TNK-BP Names Maxim Barsky As Next CEO

By By Steve Goldstein| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

… consortium, named Maxim Barsky as the group's next chief executive , starting Jan. 1, 2011. Mikhail Fridman will stay on as interim chief executive until then. To deepen his international and industry …

Story|11/19/2009

Sony Backs Off Profit Forecast

Reuters| Markets

… aims to earn a 5% operating profit margin and a 10% return-on-equity in the year ending in March 2013. Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer had originally set the 5% margin target in 2005 for the financial year to March 2008 but the company …

Story|11/19/2009

Ex-Deutsche Bank CEO Charged Over Testimony: WSJ

By By Robert Daniel| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

… By Robert Daniel MarketWatch Pulse TEL AVIV -- Former Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Rolf Breuer was charged on Wednesday in a Munich court with giving false testimony during a lawsuit, The Wall Street Journal reported …

Story|11/19/2009

Ball Corp. COO Hayes Adds Post Of President

By By Robert Daniel| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

… and join the board, effective Jan. 1. As president, Hayes succeeds R. David Hoover, who remains chairman and chief executive . Treasurer Scott C. Morrison was named to the additional posts of senior vice president and chief financial officer …

Story|11/19/2009