ICE melting

ICE may drop out of its joint bid with Nas daq for NYSE Euronext if the feds raise con cerns about the deal’s combined futures busi ness, Sanford C. Bern stein analyst Brad Hintz said.

Hasbro high

Hasbro effectively tri pled CEO Brian Gold ner’s 2010 compensa tion to $23.2 million.

City slickers

More than three- quarters of the nation’s 372 largest metro areas reported lower unem ployment rates in Feb ruary than the previous month. Posting the big gest job increases were: Los Angeles, with a gain of 53,600; New York City, a gain of 18,500; and Miami, up 16,800.

Microsoft

Microsoft named Chris Capossela senior vice president of consumer channels and central marketing, a new post.

Hustlers

A judge said Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt and his es tranged brother can both use the Hustler name on their Cincinnati stores while a broader dispute is resolved.