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Senior vice president Scott Forstall stands out among the rest of Apple's executive team as the most likely to succeed Steve Jobs once the Tim Cook era is over.
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Banking analyst Michael Mayo rails against practices that allows executives of public companies to enrich themselves even if they perform poorly.
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| Gold | $1,658.40 | +27.60 | +1.69% |
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| Credit card debt drops 11% | ||
| Stocks to get boost from China report | ||
| Congress cuts staff, computers and staplers |
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