WINNERS

SHEILA BAIR

FDIC head shines during Capital Hill testimony, but is elbowed from spotlight by Hank Paulson and Ben Bernanke.

MARK HURD

H-P chief exec steers company to surprisingly strong 4Q profits and forecasts growth in 2009.

ANDREW CUOMO

AG pressures AIG not to pay bonuses after it took $150B in taxpayer money.

LOSERS

MARK CUBAN

SEC charges tech billionaire with insider trading.

JERRY YANG

Yahoo! co-founder exits as CEO and sees shares tumble as Microsoft merger is unlikely.

ALBERTO VILAR

Opera-loving money manager convicted by federal jury for swindlingclients out of millions.