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0130 Two-year JGB auction 0345 Two-year JGB auction result 0400 Cabinet Office to hold a panel meeting to decide whenthe Japanese economy fell into recession 0430 BOJ Deputy Governor Nishimura holds news conference. COMPANIES 0430 Nippon Steel (5401.T) Q3 results Jupiter Telecommunications (4817.Q) 2008 results Friday, Jan. Little-known Serbia midfielder Milos Krasic enhanced his stock further on Wednesday night and he is sure to be one to keep an eye on at next years World Cup finals. Krasic crashed home a superb 30-yard effort to help sink the German side - taking his Champions league goal tally to three. English big guns Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool have been sniffing around 15million-rated Krasic, who has been likened to Pavel Nedved and not just because of his flowing blonde locks. The former FK Vojvodina star has pace, dribbling ability and a directness that has seen him light up Europes premiere club competition.

Krasic impressed earlier in the season against Manchester United and scored in CSKAs 3-3 draw with the English champions and his ability to deliver the killer pass has also seen him added to several teams' January shopping lists. For Serbia, Krasnic has been equally impressive playing in all 10 World Cup qualifiers helping the Serbs top their group at the expense of France. He added two goals in qualifying and his work rate, balance and composure will be a huge asset for Serbia in South Africa next summer.In other sport's news, the betting odds for Cheltenham 2010 are starting to heat up, so keep your eye on them for future betting opportunities. . Jamie Dimon, Larry Ellison, and David Axelrod Named to BusinessWeek's List of'The Best Managers of 2008'Worst managers include Richard Fuld, Sam Zell, Richard Wagoner, and Jerry YangNEW YORK, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan, Oracle ChiefExecutive Larry Ellison, and the Obama campaign's Chief Strategist DavidAxelrod are among the list of BusinessWeek's "Best Managers of 2008." Thetwelve managers recognized by BusinessWeek as the best managers of 2008 havenot only ridden out the crisis so far but also gleaned valuable, oftenprofitable, lessons from it. Also named to the list are Costco CEO JimSinegal, Hewlett-Packard's Mark Hurd, and Irene Rosenfeld, CEO of Kraft Foods.In addition to singling out 12 executives who did a remarkable job ofnavigating stormy waters, BusinessWeek also identified the 12 worst managersof the year.

Not unexpectedly, these managers either helped to set theeconomic crisis in motion or managed to make a bad situation worse: JamesCayne, former Chief Executive of Bear Stearns, was reportedly off playing golfand bridge during the worst days of the crisis; in one year, Sam Zell, CEO ofTribune, went from promising to save the newspaper business to orchestratingthe largest print media bankruptcy ever; and former UBS Chairman Marcel Ospelhelped make the Swiss bank one of the biggest subprime casualties."The Best and Worst Managers of 2008" is featured in BusinessWeek's "ManagingThrough a Crisis" special report, which also takes a look at howBusinessWeek's previous picks for best and worst managers panned out,including Gerald Levin, Dennis Kozlowski, and Hank Greenberg. The specialreport is featured in BusinessWeek's January 19, 2009 issue, on newsstandsJanuary 9th, and online at The Best Managers of 2008... David Axelrod, Chief Strategist, Obama campaignFrank Blake, CEO, Home DepotJamie Dimon, CEO, JPMorganLarry Ellison, CEO, OracleTakeo Fukui, CEO, HondaMark Hurd, CEO, Hewlett-PackardSatoru Iwata, CEO, NintendoPeter Loscher, CEO, SiemensIrene Rosenfeld, CEO, Kraft FoodsJim Sinegal, CEO, CostcoJohn Stumpf, CEO, Wells FargoJeroen Van Der Veer, CEO, Royal Dutch Shell...and the WorstDaniel Bouton, Chairman, Societe GeneraleJames Cayne, former CEO, Bear StearnsRichard Fuld, former CEO, Lehman BrothersFred Goodwin, former CEO, Royal Bank of ScotlandKerry Killinger, former CEO, Washington MutualMarcel Ospel, former chairman, UBSPhilip Schoonover, former CEO, Circuit CityMartin Sullivan, former CEO, AIGRichard Wagoner, CEO, General MotorsJerry Yang, CEO, Yahoo!Mike Zafirovski, CEO, NortelSam Zell, CEO, TribuneSOURCEBusinessWeekPatti Straus, 1-212-512-2680, or Heather Carpenter, 1-212-512-2854, forBusinessWeek. By Junko Fujita Stocks Funds News ETFs News TOKYO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc (BARC.L) said it hashired former Lehman Brothers bankers to expand its investmentbanking business in Japan, in contrast to global peers likeGoldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) that have shrunk their operationsin the country.

The former Lehman bankers include Takumi Tanaka, who joinedthe bank in November to lead private equity coverage, in asimilar role to the one he had held at Lehman. Rei Kyogoku joined Barclays the same month as head of thefinancial institutions group Masaya Kubota arrived in Decemberto cover private equity. The move comes after Barclays bought Lehman's U.S.operations. Japan's Nomura Holdings (8604.T) outbid rivals to buythe failed U.S.