Winners

JOHN PAULSON

After billionaire hedger increases stake in Conseco, the financial services company, shares jump 29%.

LEON BLACK

PE titan wins court decision in Charter Communications case.

ERIC SCHMIDT

Head Googler guides search giant to 27%profit gain in Q3.

Losers

JEFF PEEK

CEO of beaten-up CIT Group resigns effectiveend of the year.

SUMNER REDSTONE

After vowing he wouldn’t, media mogul sells shares in his Viacom and CBS companies.

KEN LEWIS

The hits keep coming for outgoing BofA boss — he will not receive any pay for 2009.