WINNERS

LADY GAGA

Top-ranked female on Vanity Fair’s “New Establishment” list of most influential people.

ALAN KRUEGER

Princeton prof heads to DC as the new head of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers.

DAN AKERSON

CEO has GM running like a ’64 GTO; sales rise 18 percent in August.

LOSERS

DAVID EINHORN

Former Mr. Met caught looking as Wilpons deliver high, fast one.

RANDALL STEPHENSON

DOJ has hang-ups on $39B takeover AT&T deal of rival T-Mobile.

ROBERT KELLY

Bank of New York Mellon chief steps down after clashing with board over managerial style.