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Climbing to the Top of the Apple Tree
If Steve Jobs ever steps down, Tim Cook's elevation to chief operating officer confirms him as the top candidate to fill jobs's shoes. Actually, make that to try to fill them



Cutting the Cord on Local Service
As the local phone biz fizzles, Sprint Nextel and Alltel may spin theirs off, while S&P believes CenturyTel could do well by expanding its interests



Housing: Healthy Or Hurting?
Optimists see strong September home-construction numbers as evidence that conditons are still in place for a healthy market. In the same data, pessimists find signs of overbuilding that will lead to a glut




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