WINNERS

OPRAH WINFREY

The most powerful woman on TV expands empire by forming her own cable channel.

ISAAC MIZRAHI

Designer bolts discounter Target after five years to sign on with department store brand Liz Claiborne.

MIKE HIRSCHORN

VH1 programming boss who brought eyeballs to the channel leaves to form own production company, Ish

Entertainment.

LOSERS

BEN BERNANKE

Talks a good game, but Wall Street is irate the Fed chief hasn’t come to their rescue by actually cutting rates yet in 2008.

BRIAN ROBERTS

Comcast CEO comes under fire from investor, who calls for his ouster over lackluster stock performance.

EDDIE LAMPERT

Shares of his Sears Holdings dive under $100 after hedge fund king reports yet another quarter of slipping sales.