I probably wouldn't have led any story about an 86-year-old man with the declaration, "Billionaire Sumner Redstone is breathing easier," but that's beside the point this morning for the Viacom kingpin. With a $500 million debt payment coming due and his National Amusements cinemas on the auction block, the struggling Redstone hit a minor jackpot with Viacom and CBS Corp. shares last quarter and will reportedly hang on to the theaters (and the land they occupy) until the real estate market rebounds. He still probably won't pay the full half-billion, but just hush and take your Redstonian economy bellwethers where you can get them. [LAT]