His promotion to CEO caps a remarkable turnaround for the financial-services lawyer, who was unexpectedly fired by Bank of America Corp. as its general counsel on the eve of the bank's acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. in 2008 to make room for Brian Moynihan, the general counsel who later became Bank of America's chief executive." SEATTLE'S BEST SIGNS KIOSK DEAL WITH COINSTAR /WSJ - Joan Solsman & Annie Gasparro: "Coinstar Inc. and Starbucks Corp. have entered an exclusive five-year agreement to open several thousand coffee kiosks in the U.S., brewing cups of Seattle's Best brand coffee for $1 a cup. The companies plan to roll out kiosks named "Rubi" in grocery stores, drug stores and mass retailers.