brands -- which owns the limited and victoria's secret failed to impress investors with a 1% rise in sales. that stock slid 4%. best buy however, was a top performer of the s&p. shares jumped almost 8% on september sales that rose 12%. microsoft is interviewing ceo candidates. bloomberg reports the company is talking to a handful of people to replace steve ballmer who plans to leave within a year. the executives in the mix include ford ceo alan mulally, nokia ceo stephen elop and former microsoft exec paul maritz. ebay ceo reportedly has declined an invitation. new ceo could start by the end of the year. blackberry is keeping its options open for a buyout - or a break-up. reports say fairfax financial holdings - blackberry's only bidder - has not found funding to support its $4.7 billion bid. analysts say selling off blackberry in pieces would be worth more than the company as a whole. a third option could come from two co- founders of blackberry michael lazaridis and douglas fregin who are considering buying the company, according to a filing. and it's so long to disney paper stock. the company reportedly is discontinuing its beloved "paper" stock certifi