Cerberus

A Cerberus Capital-led group, including the cur rent manager of the Inn keepers hotel chain, won an auction for the bank rupt chain in a $1.12 bil lion deal, The Post has learned.

Bail denied

A US appeals court denied a bid for bail by ex-Goldman Sachs pro grammer Sergey Aley nikov.

Commodities

Copper futures rose yesterday, while silver fell on heavy specula tive selling that sent it to its biggest two-day loss since 1987. Gold fell 2 percent from Monday’s record highs in its biggest correction since early January.

Raj jury

Jury deliberations in the insider-trading case of Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam are set to resume today. The jury did not meet yesterday due to a ju ror’s medical appoint ment. If convicted, Ra jaratnam, 53, could face up to 25 years in prison.

Rising Green

Green Mountain Cof fee Roasters rose 18.17 percent to $76 after raising its annual earn ings forecast.